“Ecological Awareness in Research Design and Practice – RE4GREEN at the Netherlands Research Integrity Network (NRIN)”

On 4 September, our colleague Dr Lucy Sabin delivered an excellent talk entitled “Ecological Awareness in Research Design and Practice” within the framework of the Netherlands Research Integrity Network (NRIN).

Dr Sabin introduced emerging frameworks for ecologically aware research and showed how research is embedded within ecological, social, and political systems. She emphasised the need for relational ethics and greater response-ability towards both human and non-human communities.

She presented key outcomes from the EU project RE4GREEN, including a competence framework and a digital archive-in-progress that curates open-access resources for environmentally just Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). She also shared her experience of co-designing audiovisual content that supports sustainability-focused research cultures.

Drawing on Science and Technology Studies (STS), ecological citizenship, and decolonial feminisms, Dr Sabin reimagined with us how research ethics, practices, and epistemic justice can contribute to more sustainable research landscapes.