Tomorrow Today in Research Nederland
Research of the future: AI, trust, and confidence in research
A joint event between the VU Department of Computer Science and the Elsevier Research Collaborations Unit.
Event details
Date: Thursday, 1 October 2026
Venue: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
About the event
Generative AI is rapidly becoming part of everyday research and scholarly publishing, shaping how knowledge is discovered, interpreted, written, reviewed, and shared.
However, the research community is also facing constraints on time and funding and struggle to enable the responsible adoption of AI.
This interactive event brings together researchers, and leaders from library and research office for a combined forum and roundtable discussions around this critical topic: how is the advent of AI impacting how we conduct, teach and manage research? By connecting practical research publishing questions with broader evidence on the future of research, the event is designed to surface actionable insights, encourage peer learning, and identify opportunities for collaboration across libraries, research offices, and researchers. In the first part of this session, speakers from academia, policy and education will provide a provocative vision on the future of research in an AI-centered environment. Next, Elsevier will share Dutch and global insights from the Researcher of the Future report, exploring how technological change and growing pressures are reshaping the research landscape. This will form the basis for a roundtable discussion, held in small groups in the afternoon. We hope to bring together leaders from academia, policy and industry to discuss key evidence on the research ecosystem and identify practical actions to help build confidence in the future.
By connecting practical research publishing questions with broader evidence on the future of research, the event is designed to surface actionable insights, encourage peer learning, and identify opportunities for collaboration across libraries, research offices, and researchers.
What participants will gain
Practical perspectives on how AI is reshaping scholarly publishing.
Peer discussions on how to strengthen the Dutch research ecosystem.
Areas for collaboration across libraries, research offices, and publishers.
Topics and keynotes
Time | Program |
|---|---|
10:00 | Welcome and coffee |
10:15 | Opening remarks: Why we are convening this conversation now |
10:30 | Keynote session: AI Innovations in Scholarly Publishing AI in Research Practice AI in Research Education AI in Research Policy |
12:00 | Lunch break |
13.00 | Research of the Future: The Netherlands |
13:00 | International outlook: Overview of the collaboration and its objectives Review of key findings from research, with a focus on regional-specific findings |
13:10 | National outlook |
13:30 – 14:30 | Breakout groups: Confidence in Research: Roundtable interactive sessions where you will discuss on the topics of the future of AI in Scholarly Communication. |
14:30 | Regroup from breakouts Summary of learnings |
14:50 | Research of the future: Takeaways |
15:00 | Coffee and afternoon break |
15.15 | From AI potential to publishing practice |
15.45 | Closing: Commitments & next steps |
16.00 | Reception |
*Program in provisory stage, any updates on sessions will be uploaded on this page.
Speakers
Speakers will be announced as we get closer to the event date.