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How do institutional actors perceive public trust in science and technology within their national contexts? How do institutional stakeholders view the cultures of research integrity and social integration, and how do they perceive such cultures to co-influence public trust in science? This chapter explores the role of institutions in fostering a research culture that reinforces trust in science. Based on the findings of a qualitative, participatory study carried out in 7 partner countries, it highlights key insights into institutional perspectives. Across countries, results indicate that professional stakeholders do not identify a general ‘crisis of trust’ in science but, nonetheless, variously raise emerging areas of concern and identify internal and external pressures on the science system that may negatively influence public trust in science and public perceptions of science and technology.