Initiative:Ce2c53d3-722d-48f5-8e0d-140306b56c6e

iRECS

https://www.irecs.eu/

Ethics in research is an essential ingredient for good science. Maintaining high ethical standards is essential to winning public trust in scientific work. However, there are many challenges such as new technologies, increasing international collaboration in academic research and the absence of standardisation across Europe. The EU-funded irecs project will reinforce the reliability of science by advancing research ethics expertise and competencies. It will improve the understanding of research ethics in Europe and provide interactive, sustainable training programmes. Building on the European Network for Research Ethics and Research Integrity and the Embassy of Good Science as well as close collaboration with key stakeholder organizations, irecs will create a horizontal community unifying research ethics practitioners, policymakers and other stakeholders.

The project has produced four policy briefs, on AI in health and healthcare, extended reality, genome editing, and biobanking providing advice on how to improve research ethics expertise in practice.

You can have a look at the project's deliverables here.

Courses

• IRECS trainer guide

Modules

• A Case of Non-Human Gene Editing
• AI & Malaria Research
• AI In Healthcare: Technology Basics
• AI in Healthcare: Ethics Issues
• Biobanking Case Study
• Biobanking: Ethics Issues
• Biobanking: Technology Basics
• Extended Reality: Ethics Issues
• Extended Reality: Technology Basics
• Gene Editing Case Study with Human Application
• Gene Editing: Technology Basics
• Group reflection using an imaginary line: Biobanking
• IRECS Training format (template)
• Interactive lecture on Gene editing: Exploring Ethical Challenges
• Research Ethics and Integrity Basics
• Research Ethics in a Global Environment
• Role play: AI in Healthcare
• Social Justice, Vulnerability and Inclusion
• XR in Research: A Case Study

Resources

• Implementing Research Ethics Governance in HEIs and RPOs
• Reviewing the Ethics of AI in health and healthcare
• Reviewing the Ethics of Biobanking
• Reviewing the Ethics of Extended Reality
• Reviewing the Ethics of Genome Editing

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