On February 18, 2025, the deployment of the Côte d'Azur Observatory action plan was unreservedly validated by the European Commission.
Following the interim evaluation of our 2022-2024 action plan, the European experts concluded that the implementation of our action plan is solid and systematic.
Some of our strengths:
- Creation of a scientific integrity committee.
- Implementation of the OTM-R policy.
- HRS4R web pages for the research community with information on
- research integrity,
- a bilingual welcome booklet,
- training and doctoral supervision.
- Creation of working groups involving the research community.
- 50% of initial actions completed.
Next step: on-site visit by experts February 2028.
The 9 aims of our adjusted action plan (2024-2027)
■ Promote respect for the principles of scientific integrity
■ Improve selection and recruitment procedures
■ Strengthen support for career development
■ Improve staff inclusion
■ Prevent professional risks
■ Improve the working environment and conditions for researchers
■ Enhance the quality of thesis supervision
■ Enhance training for doctoral students and researchers
■ Disseminating scientific knowledge (open science) - new
Adjusted action plan (2024-2027)