Achieving Equitable Research Partnerships by Facilitating Visas for short-term Researcher Mobility

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Achieving Equitable Research Partnerships by Facilitating Visas for short-term Researcher Mobility

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PREPARED

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The Visa Brief, part of the PREPARED project and published in 2025, focuses on the ethical dimensions of short-term researcher mobility aimed at promoting equitable international research partnerships. Funded by the European Union and supported by UK and Swiss research bodies, the brief outlines the importance of facilitating ethical researcher mobility particularly in contexts where power imbalances, resource disparities, and differing institutional capacities exist. Although only the licence and authorship details were directly accessible, the title itself “Ethics Brief: Achieving Equitable Research Partnerships by Facilitating Short-Term Researcher Mobility” speaks volumes: it underscores the dual aim of ensuring mobility does not perpetuate inequities, and embedding fairness, mutual benefit, respect, and integrity into collaborative research practices, especially across the Global North–South divide. Drawing from PREPARED’s broader values-driven framework (modeled on the earlier TRUST Code built around fairness, respect, care, and honesty), the brief offers guidelines and ethical considerations for institutions, funders, and researchers on how to structure short-term exchanges in ways that advance equity and responsible research engagement.

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ResearchersJunior researchersAcademic institutionsFunding agenciesPolicy makersCollaborating researchers

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