The Research Convention will be held on Thursday, February 12 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, at Hotel Reykjavik Natura, under the title Open and Responsible Science.

The Research Convention addresses policy issues in the field of research and innovation, looking back at the past and ahead to the future.

The Research Convention addresses policy issues in the field of research and innovation, looking back and looking to the future. Each convention has a clear focus on a specific topic, and this year the focus will be on the interplay between responsible and open science, with an emphasis on data security and responsible dissemination. The discussion will cover how this definition of responsibility corresponds with the demands for open science and what consequences this has for the implementation of research, policy-making, and the development of infrastructure in the scientific community.

Logi Einarsson, Minister of Culture, Innovation, and Higher Education, will open the convention and will also present the Icelandic Research Fund's Motivation Award for 2026.

Agenda*

• Opening of the Research Convention

  • Logi Einarsson, Minister of Culture, Innovation, and Higher Education

• Icelandic Research Fund Incentive Award

  • Páll Melsted, Chair of the selection committee

  • Logi Einarsson, Minister of Culture, Innovation, and Higher Education

• Responsible Science

  • Job Sommer, Knowledge Security Advisor at the Dutch National Contact Point for Knowledge Security, part of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency.

• Open Science

  • Guðbjörg Andrea Jónsdóttir, Specialist at the Ministry of Culture, Innovation, and Higher Education

• Open and Responsible Science – Panel Discussion

  • Áslaug Ásgeirsdóttir, Rector of the University of Akureyri

  • Ragnheiður I. Þórarinsdóttir, Rector of the Agricultural University of Iceland

  • Guðbjörg Andrea Jónsdóttir, Specialist at the Ministry of Culture, Innovation, and Higher Education

• Icelandic Research Fund Grant Allocations

  • Þóra Pétursdóttir, Chair of the Board of the Icelandic Research Fund

*Subject to change.

Registration

The Research Convention will be partly in English

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