Research policy
In the policy period 2019-2023, the FWO wants to conduct its policy according to the five strategies described in the policy plan.
Open access
Open Access is the practice of making scholarly research results freely available online to the public, both within and outside academia, with the ultimate goal being to maximise the impact of said research.
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Data management constitutes an integral part of sound scientific research. Researchers need to consider the following elements: the descr…
» Read moreResearch integrity
The issue of research integrity has become increasingly topical in recent years. A number of high-profile cases of researchers who do not al…
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Consider that ethics issues arise in many areas of research. Apart from the obvious example, the biomedical and health field, involving (unb…
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The FWO supports researchers in all stages of their careers. For the selection of young researchers, the FWO has implemented an active equal opportunity policy. In addition, the FWO informs its young researchers about their career opportunities within and outside academia, and conducts a policy that seeks to offer them every opportunity to maximize their career options.
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Internationalisation as common thread throughout FWO The FWO focusses on the internationalisation of scientific research by offering resea…
» Read moreScience Communication
The FWO attaches great importance to the public acceptance of science. One way to achieve this is through science communication. That is why we encourage our researchers to systematically communicate about their research to the general public.
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Research projects or individual researchers supported by the FWO receive funding, which for the most part comes from the Flemish government. In order to foster support for scientific research, the FWO encourages broad communication about the research it funds. In addition, the FWO tries to map the impact of the supported research as accurately as possible on the basis of efficient reporting by researchers to the FWO.
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The Flemish government department of Economy, Science and Innovation has created the Flanders Research Information Space; this is a metadatabase in which research that is at least partially funded with Flemish public funds is aggregated in a comprehensive manner.
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