The micro-credential aims to train agents of change to strengthen trust in science and prepare professionals committed to ethics, sustainability, and transparency.
This training proposal, promoted by UV professor Cinta Gallert-Torres, a regular contributor to the FORTHEM alliance, arises in response to the current challenges that mark the relationship between science, technology and society. These include the crisis of trust in research, fuelled by misinformation, pseudoscience and the proliferation of new frauds driven by artificial intelligence, the need to strengthen ethics and academic integrity in scientific dissemination processes, and the importance of ensuring that innovation develops under criteria of equity, sustainability, transparency and inclusion.
Its purpose is to train change agents (lecturers, researchers, academic leaders, quality managers, ethics committee members and doctoral students) capable of recognising and addressing the ethical, social and environmental challenges associated with research, promoting practices that strengthen the legitimacy and credibility of scientific knowledge. Through an interdisciplinary approach, participants will learn to anticipate risks, make responsible and informed decisions, collaborate with different actors in the academic field and communicate their work results in a way that is understandable, relevant and reliable for society.
Its objectives, design and content align with the principles established in documents such as the Rome Declaration on RRI (2014), the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for the period 2021-2027 (Horizon Europe 2020, Science with and for Society), the Pact for the European Research Area (ERA Pact) and the Council Conclusions (2021), the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (ALLEA, 2023), the UNESCO Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers (RC/IC) (2019), the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (2021), the European Commission Guidelines on the Responsible Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Research (2025) and the Spanish Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation 2021–2027 (EECTI), which promote responsible, inclusive and ethical practices in research and innovation.
Thus, the micro-credential not only provides conceptual, methodological and practical tools for research, but also seeks to generate a multiplier effect, empowering participants to develop and lead responsible science initiatives that can be implemented in their own centres, departments or areas of specialisation.
Basic course data
Course dates: 2 December 2025 to 29 January 2026.
Schedule: 5 pm to 8 pm.
Price: 150 €. This micro-credential is subsidised by the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan - Next Generation EU, so the actual enrolment fee is 60 €.
Note: To obtain the necessary UV credentials, you can request them through the following link: https://webges.uv.es/uvCredencialesWeb/#/credencialesProvisionales/es
These credentials will be required to formalise your enrolment.
Edition: First
Credits: 3 ECTS
Places: 100
Mode: Online synchronous
Access requirement: Be between 25 and 64 years old.
Language of instruction: Spanish
Methodology
The methodology combines online training with interactive sessions, group work, practical case studies and critical reflection activities. Participants receive continuous support, digital resources and access to a virtual learning platform. Practical workshops allow participants to apply acquired knowledge in real contexts.
Access and learning outcomes
The training is aimed at university lecturers at any stage of their academic career; researchers, both junior and senior, in academic, scientific or technological institutions; academic managers, quality managers, members of ethics committees, professionals with academic and research experience who participate in the evaluation of programmes, degrees or projects; librarians, documentalists and scientific information professionals; representatives of public and private funding agencies and entities; and postgraduate students (master's and doctoral) interested in furthering their knowledge of responsible research and ethical innovation.
Participants will acquire competencies to anticipate ethical risks, manage responsible innovation, communicate science rigorously and promote public trust in research. 3 ECTS credits are awarded. Learning outcomes include the ability to make ethical decisions, manage responsible innovation projects and communicate science effectively.
Contact
For further information, please download the course detailed programme and visit the official course website.
