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The fifth edition of the EFC Research Forum Stakeholders' Conference drilled down beyond the buzzword that "social innovation" has become in the corridors of public-benefit foundations and their partners in recent years by examining some key areas that are driving social innovation in research forward. Topics addressed included:   * The potential for foundations to spearhead socially innovative research * The impact of social media and networks on research * Open access and the challenge of quality assurance * Public participation in science: new modes of interaction