GRRIP

GRRIP: Grounding RRI practices in research performing organisations

The marine and maritime (M&M) sector has a high priority for the EU. Growth in Europe’s maritime economy (also known as the ‘blue economy’) has the potential to meet pressing needs for energy, food and economic growth. However, research in this sector is one of the most exposed to the loose connection between scientific research, societal actors and the environment, affecting its performance and competitiveness.

‘Grounding RRI practices in research performing organisations’ (GRRIP) led by PI Caitríona Mordan, will embed sustainable responsible research and innovation (RRI) practices in four research-performing organisations (RPO) and one dual-function RPO and research-funding organisation in the M&M sector through action plans (AP) for institutional and cultural change. GRRIP will co-develop, implement and evaluate self-tailored RRI APs to enable sustainable institutional and cultural change. This will be accompanied by establishing a platform for engagement with the Quadruple Helix (QH) for each RPO and RFO, and a platform for mutual learning between the 5 RPO and RFOs and QHs. 

The core objectives of this project are to:

  1. Co-develop, implement and evaluate self-tailored RRI APs to enable sustainable institutional and cultural change for the 5 M&M RPO&RFOs.
  2. Establish structures to facilitate, promote and maximise real sustainable engagement with, and input from, the QH (industry, societal actors, policy and other RPO&RFOs). 
  3. Establish indicators and methodology for impartial Monitoring, Reflection and Evaluation cycles, to ensure provision of evidence of societal, democratic, economic and scientific impacts of institutional changes. 
  4. Develop a sustainable Mutual Learning process across the M&M RPO&RFOs both during the institutional and cultural change project and thereafter. 
  5. Legacy: To enable more M&M RPO&RFOs to ground RRI practices through institutional and cultural changes by creating a practical user-friendly RRI AP framework template & guidelines, and launching a M&M RRI community. 
  6. Examine how an RFO can positively influence and encourage an RPO towards RRI via its funding policy and interaction.

This project began 1 Jan 2019 and expects to finish by 31 Dec 2022 with an overall budget of €1 527 718,75.

  • Start date: 1 Jan 2019
  • PI: Caitríona Mordan
  • Acronym: GRRIP
  • Title: Grounding RRI practices in research performing organisations
  • Website: http://www.grrip.eu/
  • CORDIS: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/820283
  • Grant ID: 820283
  • Overall budget: €1,527,718,75
Project Contact
  • Caitríona Mordan