Research for Impact

Universities and researchers shared how open, ethical science benefits society and strengthens trust in knowledge.

The sixth edition highlighted the societal value of research and the importance of open science, research integrity and honest public dialogue at a time when evidence is increasingly questioned.

Research changes lives when people can understand it, trust it and use it. The edition encouraged researchers to open their work to the public, to explain their methods honestly and to show how evidence reaches decisions in health, education, industry and policy. It also recalled that integrity, meaning careful methods, fair credit and transparency about uncertainty, is what earns public trust.

How institutions marked the day

Institutions, student unions and organisations around the world marked the day on campus, online or in a hybrid form, on 19 June or in the days around it. Events held for this theme included:

• A public science day with short talks, posters and laboratory visits
• A "meet the researcher" session for secondary school students
• A workshop on open access, open data and reproducible research
• A panel on research integrity, peer review and the responsible use of data
• A policy dialogue where researchers meet local decision makers

Official IHED Agenda

The IHED central organising team held the official event of this edition: a full day of seminars, sessions, conversations and celebration, in person at the host institution and online for participants everywhere. The agenda of the day:

• 09:00 Doors open, registration and coffee in the foyer
• 09:45 Opening ceremony by the host institution and the IHED organising team
• 10:15 Keynote: Why science needs public trust
• 11:15 Break in the foyer and networking
• 11:45 Panel: Open and ethical research in practice
• 13:00 Lunch
• 14:00 Parallel seminars, in person and online
• 15:30 Workshop: Explaining your research in three minutes to a non-specialist
• 16:45 Fireside conversation with students, alumni and the host institution
• 17:30 Celebration: reception and cultural programme
• 18:30 Closing remarks and announcement of the next host

Tell the IHED organising team about your event

Did your institution mark the day with an event? Tell the IHED organising team. Use the registration form on this website and add your institution, the date, the format (on site, online or hybrid) and a short description, so that your event can be listed. The team reviews every submission and publishes approved events on the Events page. Questions? Write to the team through the contact page.