To date, wiki functionality has been used primarily to create the world's largest online encyclopedia. The Embassy of Good Science uses Wikipedia's experience and open mentality to add new features to help the scientific community generate knowledge and understanding of good scientific practice. This knowledge is freely available to everyone. With this openness, the creators of the site hope to promote public confidence in science. The Covid-19 crisis has shown how detrimental to the creation of reliable, high-quality knowledge and to society as a whole can be "fast science". The aim of a The Embassy of Good Science is to make the voices of scientists who seek to address societal challenges sound through sound research and innovation.
On this site, experienced researchers will be able to set an example by sharing their knowledge and views on topics that interest or concern them in the field of research ethics. Teachers will have the opportunity to develop curricula on research ethics and integrity in science that can be used for face-to-face or online study. Doctoral students will be able to ask questions about difficult situations and seek help anonymously. This site will not be able to use social links, engage business interests, and will not be distracted by ads. The Embassy of Good Science will rely solely on the motivation and commitment of researchers to promote good scientific practice.
The Embassy of Good Science has been developed within the framework of EnTIRE and VIRT2UE projects in cooperation with 13 universities and 2 companies. The EnTIRE and VIRT2UE projects have received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research program (contracts N 741782 and N 787580)
