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Updates from the VERITY project

11th Jul 2025

In the past months, VERITY has been actively engaging stakeholders across Europe to validate and amplify its recommendations for strengthening public trust in science. March saw the successful Scenario-Building Workshop in Vienna, uniting over 30 experts in science communication, education, and policy to test and refine the VERITY policy proposals. This was followed by the April launch of the Citizen Media Lab, an interactive digital experiment engaging citizens in evaluating VERITY’s 20 key recommendations through microlearning modules and open dialogue.

In May, VERITY joined its sister projects IANUS and POIESIS at the Joint Final Conference in Brussels (https://verityproject.eu/news/ianus-poiesis-verity-joint-final-conference), contributing to high-level discussions on building supportive policy frameworks for trustworthy science.

VERITY was also spotlighted at the SAM Conference in Vienna and shared key insights on trust in science at international events including the MCAA Annual Conference and CEMES Research Network meeting.

Additionally, VERITY’s impact continues to grow through strategic collaborations, notably with the PATTERN project to promote Open and Responsible Research and Innovation. The final version of the VERITY Protocol (https://zenodo.org/records/14947260a comprehensive framework of actionable recommendations for Stewards of Trust, will be released in August 2025. The protocol has already undergone extensive stakeholder validation, including a dedicated survey that showed strong endorsement for its strategic approach. VERITY is also featured in the 4th Thematic Report of the EU Mutual Learning Exercise, contributing a systems-thinking perspective on trust in science (https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/4cbea273-19a7-11f0-b1a3-01aa75ed71a1/language-en9).

To explore these updates and collaborative outcomes, including our joint efforts with IANUS and POIESIS, visit our newly completed Cluster Page here: https://verityproject.eu/about-verity/verity-cluster.

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