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Policies for research and innovation
Policies for Research & Innovation
The European Forum for Studies of Policies for Research and Innovation (Eu-SPRI Forum) aims to strengthen the vibrant but dispersed interdisciplinary community of researchers focusing on interdisciplinary dimensions related to policy and governance in the field of knowledge creation and innovation.
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Exploratory initiatives

Eu-SPRI Forum anticipates new SPRI themes, concepts and methods. The exploration of new interdisciplinary analytical horizons is facilitated through co-funding of working groups, and position papers

Next generation

Eu-SPRI Forum supports the intellectual and career development of early career SPRI researchers, through doctoral programs, conferences, summer schools and circulations between the partner groups

Structuring the field

Eu-SPRI Forum holds annual European Conferences on Policies for Research and Innovation and events focussed at engaging Early Career Researchers

Stakeholder engagement

The Eu-SPRI Forum seeks to engage directly with policy makers and to strengthen the interface with other scientific disciplines


Newsletter

Read the latest EU-SPRI newsletter for insights from the President, community highlights, and upcoming calls and events shaping STI policy in Europe.

Calendar of Events

19th-23rd October 2026

Early Career EU-SPRI Autumn School 2026: Responsible AI for Science, Technology, Innovation and Policy, at CIRCLE in Lund, Sweden

16-19 March 2027

Third edition of the Science-Policy Dialogue Training, Berlin, Germany

5-9 April 2027

Early Career Training School - The Manchester Academy on Science and Innovation Policy: Connecting Research and Policy in a Transforming Global Landscape, Manchester, U.K.

13 April 2027

Early Career Conference (ECC) Navigating academic careers in times of tensions, University of Vaasa, Finland

14-16 April 2027

Eu-SPRI thematic conference 2027, Transformative innovation in times of tensions: Exploring the innovation-security-sustainability nexus for future STI policy research and practice, University of Vaasa, Finland

9-11 June 2027

Eu-SPRI Annual Conference - organised by TNO and taking place at Leiden University

Activities

Bridging AI Regulation and Transformative Innovation Policy: My Research Stay at INGENIO

Bridging AI Regulation and Transformative Innovation Policy: My Research Stay at INGENIO Gabrielle Canalli   During my one-month research stay at INGENIO, Universitat Politรจcnica de Valรจncia, I had the chance
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Advancing Sustainable Fashion Research at SPRU.

Advancing Sustainable Fashion Research with SPRU Lin Lin   My Eu-SPRI Early Career Researcher and PhD Researcher Circulation Scheme visit with SPRU at the University of Sussex gave me the
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Reflections on Research, Methods and Publishing: My Eu-SPRI Summer School Experience.

Reflections on Research, Methods and Publishing: My Eu-SPRI Summer School Experience. Aynur Temel   A week at Villa del Grumello, in a room full of PhD students and senior faculty
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Open Calls

Call for Applications: Eu-SPRI Early Career Researcher Scheme

Submission Deadline: 11th October 2026 The Eu-SPRI Forum is pleased to invite applications for its Early Career and PhD Researcher Circulation Scheme, designed to support short and long-term mobility between
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The European Research Infrastructure for Science, technology and Innovation policy Studies (RISIS) aims at building a data and services infrastructure supporting the development of a new generation of analyses and indicators.

Policies for research and innovation
Policies for Research & Innovation
The European Forum for Studies of Policies for Research and Innovation (Eu-SPRI Forum) aims to strengthen the vibrant but dispersed interdisciplinary community of researchers focusing on interdisciplinary dimensions related to policy and governance in the field of knowledge creation and innovation.
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Policies for research and innovation
Policies for Research & Innovation
The European Forum for Studies of Policies for Research and Innovation (Eu-SPRI Forum) aims to strengthen the vibrant but dispersed interdisciplinary community of researchers focusing on interdisciplinary dimensions related to policy and governance in the field of knowledge creation and innovation.
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