VA’s international projects

VA is involved in many international projects and participates in studies, events and conferences. VA also carries out international comparisons of attitudes towards research in different countries. Find out more about these projects.

VA is involved in a number of ongoing EU projects financed primarily by the research and innovation programmes Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe. We currently collaborate with close 100 partners in 30 countries. Ongoing and completed projects are listed below.

In these projects we are working within the following areas of expertise: Public engagement, Science communication, Open Science, Citizen Science, Responsible research and innovation. Read more about the experience and expertise that we can bring to partnerships and projects.

VA’s ongoing EU projects

• ForskarFredag – Coordinator of European Researchers’ Night in Sweden
• Genderactionplus (2022-2026) The project is seeking to advance gender equality in the European Research Area through capacity building, policy exchange and coordination. Partner in the Horizon Europe project.
• LOESS  (2023-2026) focuses on increasing soil literacy, via developing educational offers and continuous training programmes as well as skills development activities addressing multiple actors, stakeholders and target groups connected to soil education. Partner in the Horizon Europe project.
• Re-Mend (2023-2027) the project aims to generate new knowledge on the prevention of mental illness. Partner in the Horizon Europe project.
• Super MoRRI (2019-2024) the project will develop and improve methods for measuring activities within RRI (responsible research and innovation). National correspondent for the Horizon 2020 project. 
• TechEthos (2022-2024) will develop guidance to ensure that the highest ethical standards are adopted at the EU and international levels in what regards new and emerging technologies. Third Party in the Horizon 2020 project.
• Tenacity  (2022-2023) project will design and test a set of tools and strategies to engage the academic community, local citizens and decision makers in developing deliberations through a structured and inclusive approach. Partner in the Erasmus+ project.
• YouCount (2021-2023) is about developing new ways to increase social inclusion of young people.  Partner in the Horizon 2020 project. 

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VA’s completed EU projects

• Allthings.BioPRO (2020-2023)
• RETHINK (2019–2021)
• ORION Open Science (2017–2021)
• EU-Citizen.Science (2019–2021)
• BLOOM Bioeconomy (2017–2020)
• SciShops – how to develop new Science Shops (2017–2020)
• RRI Tools (2014–2016)
• ComScience (2009–2012)
• 2WAYS (2009–2010)