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Embedding a comprehensive ethical dimension to organoid-based research and resulting technologies (Policy brief 2) +
This second brief is crucial because it translates research outputs into actionable guidance for policymakers, bridging the gap between science, ethics, and regulation. By detailing practical tools like the operational guidelines, code of conduct, and ECoC supplement it provides concrete mechanisms to manage emerging challenges in organoid research. Clarifying how the project addresses key uncertainties helps regulators understand where gaps remain and where intervention is necessary. Moreover, integrating these governance tools with ethical oversight and integrity norms promotes consistency and public trust. Overall, it helps ensure that advances in organoid research proceed responsibly, under coherent policies that balance innovation with rights, safety, and societal concerns. +
This is a widely cited, consensus-setting resource that links the day-to-day choices of engineers and their institutions to SDG outcomes. It offers an actionable agenda—particularly around education reform, capacity building and open knowledge—that organizations can adopt immediately. For anyone designing research programmes, curricula or funding mechanisms, it provides authoritative evidence and a roadmap to measure contribution to the 2030 Agenda. +
Enhancing EU law on climate engineering, neurotechnologies, and digital extended reality (policy brief) +
This deliverable is important because it translates legal analysis into practical policy recommendations that help the EU prepare for and govern emerging technologies with significant societal, ethical, and environmental implications. By identifying gaps in current law and proposing enhancements, the briefs support policymakers in crafting more robust, rights-protecting regulations that can better address issues like privacy, autonomy, sustainability, safety, and democratic values. This proactive approach to legal framework development helps prevent harm, promote innovation responsibly, and ensure that new technologies are deployed in ways that uphold fundamental rights and EU ethical standards. +
This brief is important because it addresses the gap in scientific literacy and trust factors that are crucial for informed public debate and democratic decision-making. By recommending Science Clubs, it offers a practical, community-driven model to engage people of all ages with science in meaningful ways, beyond formal schooling. These clubs can help cultivate curiosity, critical thinking, and a deeper understanding of scientific processes, thereby empowering citizens to participate more confidently in science-related social and policy issues. Strengthening scientific understanding supports both individual empowerment and healthier democratic societies. +
This brief is important because it provides practical guidance on sustaining Citizen Observatories, which are key mechanisms for embedding citizen science into democratic and environmental governance. Ensuring long-term functioning helps these initiatives continue beyond short-term projects allowing communities to generate reliable data that can influence local policy and improve science-policy links. By focusing on inclusivity, training, open access, and ethics, the recommendations help make COs trustworthy, impactful, and resilient, increasing their potential to contribute to scientific literacy, community empowerment, and evidence-based decision-making. +
The ultimate goal of science is to seek truth at the realm of material things. Because of that, science itself cannot be practiced without somehow tapping into the field of epistemology. Ideally, researchers should be attentive, careful, thorough, impartial, open, willing to exchange ideas and aware of their own fallibility. '"`UNIQ--ref-000002FE-QINU`"' These traits could serve as a preventative measure for research misconduct and other, various practices that are detrimental to science.
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Araştırmacılar için önemli olan ahlaki nitelikler ve bu ahlaki niteliklerin eylemleri nasıl yönlendirebileceği üzerine fikir yürütmek, araştırmacıların iyi bilim yapmadaki kişisel saiklerinin ne olduğunu anlamaları açısından önemlidir. +
Araştırmacılar sıklıkla araştırma doğruluğunu riske atacak ikilem ve sorularla karşı karşıya kalmaktadırlar. Bu durumlarda araştırmacılardan kendileri için neyin önemli olduğuna ve bir yandan doğruluğu koruyup mesleki davranış kodlarına saygılı bir biçimde davranırken diğer yandan nasıl değerlerine yakın kalabileceklerine karar vermeleri beklenir. Araştırmacılar için hangi ahlaki niteliklerin önemli olduğu ve bu ahlaki niteliklerin eylemleri nasıl yönlendirebileceği üzerine fikir yürütmek, araştırmacıların iyi bilim yapmadaki kişisel saiklerinin ne olduğunu anlamalarına yardımcı olabilir. +
The Code of Conduct for Research Integrity is meant to complement the Code of Ethics of Estonian Scientists adopted in 2002. The new document is needed because the development of research has brought forth new themes and perspectives not reflected in the code of ethics, and added new points for consideration. The current document also places greater emphasis on the activities of research institutions, separately pointing out the responsibility of researchers and research institutions, which helps to emphasise that responsibility for ethical research lies with everyone who is active in research. Researchers alone cannot ensure research integrity. So that researchers could behave ethically, the necessary conditions have to be created at the level of the organisation and the system. The Code of Conduct for Research Integrity has been created as a framework document which provides guidelines to all Estonian research institutions and the researchers working there. The task of the research institution is to elaborate detailed procedural rules which help to increase awareness in the organisation about the principles of research integrity, to monitor the research environment and, if necessary, to interfere and to deal with the cases of misconduct. To ensure as equal treatment of members of different research institutions as possible, research institutions cooperate closely in drafting procedural rules and regulations.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000000C-QINU`"'
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Code of Ethics of Estonian Scientists' is important because it ensures credibility and trust in research by providing both preventive and corrective guidance. It prevents misconduct by educating researchers on standards, and offers frameworks for addressing violations fairly. In today’s interconnected research environment, having shared ethical codes strengthens international collaboration and consistency. For governments, institutions, and the public, this document demonstrates commitment to transparency, fairness, and societal responsibility. It is not just a guideline but a foundation for safeguarding the reliability of research outcomes. +
Estonian Code of Conduct for Research Integrity distils national expectations for research integrity in Estonia and clarifies what researchers and institutions in nan need to do to comply. It reduces ambiguity, aligns local practice with international norms, and offers actionable steps that improve transparency, reproducibility, and equitable access. For policy leads, it is a benchmark; for authors and administrators, it is a practical checklist. Published by nan in 2017, it is a credible reference to cite in institutional policies, training, and grant documentation. +
The importance of the guideline is twofold: firstly, it aims to stimulate scientists and researchers to reflect ethically on their activities, paying special attention to the social impact of their research. Secondly, it serves to provide citizens (who indirectly fund scientific research) with an assurance of the ethical quality and social responsibility of scientific research. Besides publicly funded research, research within the context of industry and corporate organizations is also covered by this code. +
Anthropologists are increasingly confronted with complex situations involving, among other things, conflicts of interest, value choices, dilemmas, obligations, and competing duties. As a result, the Association of Social Anthropologists of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth (ASA) provides a practical framework in the form of ethical principles to assist them in such situations. +
Ethical Issues in Developing Pharmacogenetic Research Partnerships With American Indigenous Communities +
It shows two specific cases of having informed consent about further use of research samples are taken for granted. It also provides a brief overview of the legal procedure that affected communities can follow in The United States, and possible rulling of the courte in these cases. +
Psychology is commited to improve the condition of individuals and society. To do so, standards and principles are needed to encourage ethical behaviour in psychology professional practice. +
Currently, citizen science is becoming more and more important in different fields of science. For example, in natural sciences, it enables large-scale data collection by involving a vast number of individuals which would be challenging to achieve for traditional research methods within the same timeframe and resources. This training will guide you through the crucial elements of responsible citizen science, including protection of human research participants, plants, animals and ecosystems; rights of citizen scientists; conflicts of interest; quality of research outputs etc. By the end of this training, you will gain a deeper understanding of responsible open science and acquire the following skills and attitudes necessary for responsible practising of citizen science: +
Ethical code of the Slovak Academy of Sciences' is important because it ensures credibility and trust in research by providing both preventive and corrective guidance. It prevents misconduct by educating researchers on standards, and offers frameworks for addressing violations fairly. In today’s interconnected research environment, having shared ethical codes strengthens international collaboration and consistency. For governments, institutions, and the public, this document demonstrates commitment to transparency, fairness, and societal responsibility. It is not just a guideline but a foundation for safeguarding the reliability of research outcomes. +
Ethics Framework and Guidelines for Participatory Processes in the Activities of Research Funding Organizations +
<div>RFOs play a fundamental role in the opening up of research to broader audiences, and are crucial in determining research agendas at a local, national and international level. As such, it is a good thing that RFOs want to involve more (and broader) groups in participation - but involving these groups in an ethical way raises new issues and questions. These guidelines exist as a tool for safeguarding the ethics, effectiveness and justification of stakeholder participation.</div><div></div> +
The complex and important topic of ethics that is crucial for researchers' everyday work is broken down to short videos. Those can be used to educate yourself or for training. Because everybody has different opinions, perspectives and experiences, talking about ethics and defining key terms is important. +
