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Sustainable research

Ethical and responsible research  

Strategic orientation

Address the challenges of ethics in science and technology

Politecnico di Milano aims to strengthen the skills needed to address the challenges of ethics in science and technology and those related to the broader implications of scientific progress, technological development and innovative design. Furthermore, the university intends to continue developing an open-science and open-access, ethical and responsible approach to scientific research, identifying suitable communication tools to enhance the impact of research.

In the 2023-25 period we will: develop training activities and support the development of skills on the ethical and social aspects of scientific and technological research; promote the principles of open access, open data, open source and citizen science; support and enhance the research of PhD students with specific attention to the preparation of supervisors.

Goals and targets

1  

COMPETENCES ON ETHICS AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
 

A 'researcher' on ethical and social issues in each department.

2  

TRAINING OF RESEARCHERS ON RESEARCH ETHICS AND IMPACT
 

150 researchers trained over the three-year period.

3  

OPEN SCIENCE POLICY
 

Drafting of University guidelines on open science.

4  

SUPPORT FOR PHD STUDENTS
 

200 professors and researchers trained as PhD supervisors in the three-year period.

Focus on

Research groups

META - Sciences and Humanities for Science and Technology

Policy

Publishing in Open Access