A CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVE ON THE FREE AND RESPONSIBLE PRACTICE OF SCIENCE IN

1 International Science Council A contemporary perspective on the free and responsible practice of science in the 21st century A CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVE ON THE FREE AND RESPONSIBLE PRACTICE OF SCIENCE IN THE 21ST CENTURY Executive summary of the Discussion Paper of the International Science Council’s Committee for Freedom and Responsibility in Science December 2021 2 International Science Council. [...] The aim of this paper is to review the concepts of scientific freedom and responsibility in the context of these developments and to guide the free and responsible practice of science in contemporary society. [...] 5 International Science Council A contemporary perspective on the free and responsible practice of science in the 21st century RESEARCHERS In the context of new and evolving challenges, this paper makes the following recommendations for free and responsible research in the 21st century: When conducting research, scientists must: • Act with integrity; • Expose the evidence for knowledge claims that. [...] 6 International Science Council A contemporary perspective on the free and responsible practice of science in the 21st century In protecting researchers, research organizations must: • Promote scientific freedom and the responsible practice of science through legislation and culture; • Support efforts made by scientists to address structural and systemic challenges to scientific freedom, and to ad. [...] The international scientific community, governments, the public, and private research institutions should each have a clear sense of these freedoms and responsibilities, and clear strategies to achieve the free and responsible practice of scientific research in the development of a more sustainable world.