About ENRIO
About ENRIO
Over the last 12 years, ENRIO has grown from a small group of leading professionals into one of the key players that are advancing research integrity in Europe. The network has successfully built a mission, membership and activities that are comparable to some of the other key research associations in Europe. Since the network’s inception in 2008, ENRIO has rapidly enlarged its membership. Today, the network has 31 members who are spread across 23 countries. This membership development has increased the influence and impact of the network. In 2020 ENRIO became a legal established association enabling it to create an effective long-term strategy for the future of the network, and for the advancement of research integrity in Europe. During a transitional phase from 2020-2022, the old network will co-exist with the association.
ENRIO was founded right after the 1st World Conference on Research Integrity in Lisbon, Portugal in 2007. It began as an initiative by the then director of the UK Research Integrity Office (UKRIO) and six persons who are being concerned with research integrity. They decided to establish an (informal) European Network to enhance research integrity within Europe in a world with growing international cooperation.
Our History
Our mission
ENRIO aims to:
- Promoting the exchange of information and experiences between the members
- Share information and good practices in raising awareness
- Share knowledge in handling allegations of research misconduct
- Promoting training and education with regard to research integrity
- Supporting and advising countries that lack a national structure
- Build up relationship with other organisations with European or global interests in research integrity
The Board
The Board is responsible for the execution of ENRIO’s general policy and consults with all members of ENRIO on decisions that need to be taken in respect hereof.
Board members
Helene Ingierd
Board Member
Oldřich Tůma
President
Bert Seghers
Board Member
Pablo Fernandez
Vice-president
Loreta Tauginienė
Vice-president
Carole Chapin
Board Member
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Former Chairs and Presidents
The Chair from 2012 – 2018 was Nicole Foeger (Austrian Agency for Research Integrity). In November 2015 an ENRIO Board has been established. The two permanent co-chairs from 2015 – 2018 were Torkild Vinther (Etikkom, Norway) and Asael Rouby (FNR, Luxembourg). ENRIO Chair 2019 – 2022 and the first ENRIO president (2020-2022) was Sanna-Kaisa Spoof.
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Sanna Kaisa Spoof
(President 2018-2022)https://www.tenk.fi/en -
Hjördis Czesnick
(Vice-president 2019-2022)http://www.ombudsman-fuer-die-wissenschaft.de -
Maura Hiney
(Vice-president 2019-2022) -
Nicole Foeger
(Chair 2012-2018)https://oeawi.at/ -
Torkild Vinther
(Vice-chair 2015-2018)https://www.etikkom.no/ -
Asael Rouby
(Vice-chair 2015-2018)https://www.fnr.lu/ -
Dirk de Hen
(Chair 2009-2011)
ENRIO Statutes and Internal Rules
ENRIO was officially established as an association with its statutes and internal rules in 2020. The General Assembly approved the current version of the ENRIO statutes during the Autumn Meeting in Paris in 2023. The Association’s Internal Rules further define detailed criteria in the Articles of the Association (Statutes). A dedicated task force, formed at the ENRIO Autumn Meeting in Prague in 2024, is revising the ENRIO Internal Rules.
Statutes
Internal Rules
Annual Reports
Application
Do you want to become an ENRIO member? Please complete the application form and submit it to office@enrio.eu.
Application form for ENRIO membership