The TRUST Code in 45 Minutes

Instructions

The TRUST Code in 45 Minutes

Instructions for:TraineeTrainer

Goal

This short course provides an introduction to the TRUST code, a Global Code of Conduct for Equitable Research Partnerships.

Duration (hours)

0.75

For whom is this important?

Academic institutionsResearch institutionsAcademic staffAll stakeholders in researchResearchers

Steps

1Introduction

2What Funders can do

3What Publishers and Editors can do

4Bottom-up fight against exploitation

5The San Code of Research Ethics

6Thanks

7Acknowledgements

8Why Equitable Research Partnerships are Important

9Helicopter Research

10Skewed Research Attention

11Ethics Dumping

12Humanity's Challenges

13The TRUST Code

14Fairness, Respect, Care and Honesty

15What Researchers and Research Ethics Committees can do

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Introduction

The TRUST Code is a resource for all research stakeholders who want to ensure that international research is equitable and carried out without 'ethics dumping' and 'helicopter research'.

Have you used the TRUST code?

2

Why Equitable Research Partnerships are Important

The TRUST Code aims to promote equitable research partnerhsips in international research. Why is this important? Browse through the next four steps of this module to find out.

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Helicopter Research

Click the arrow below to learn more about Helicopter Research.

Helicopter Research

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Skewed Research Attention

Click the arrow below to learn more about Skewed Research Attention.

Skewed Research Attention

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Ethics Dumping

Click the arrow below to learn more and watch a video about Ethics Dumping.

Ethics Dumping

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Humanity's Challenges

Click the arrow below to learn more about Humanity's Challenges.

Humanity's Challenges

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The TRUST Code

Watch the video below about how the TRUST code addresses these issues to make global research partnerships more equitable.

The TRUST Code

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Fairness, Respect, Care and Honesty

Watch the video below about the global moral values on which the TRUST code is based.

Fairness, respect, care and honesty

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What Researchers and Research Ethics Committees can do

Watch the video below about what researchers and research ethics committees can do to ensure equitable research partnerships.

What researchers and research ethics committees can do

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What Funders can do

Watch the video below to learn about what funders can do to ensure equitable research partnerships.

What funders can do

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What Publishers and Editors can do

Click the arrow below to learn more about what publishers and editors can do to ensure equitable research partnerships.

What publishers and editors can do

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Bottom-up fight against exploitation

Click the arrow below to learn more about how communities can work to ensure equitable research partnerships from the bottom-up.

Bottom-up fight against exploitation

13

The San Code of Research Ethics

Watch the videos below to learn more about the development and implementation of the San Code of Research Ethics by members of the San community.

The San Code of Research Ethics

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Thanks

Thanks for your interest in the TRUST Code and in this short training. We hope you will be able to use it to bring more equity to the world of research.

Doris Schroeder, Kate Chatfield, Michelle Singh.

Further reading: Privilege and prejudice must be recognized for equitable research partnerships

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Acknowledgements

Funded by the European Union

This clip was funded by grant agreement 101058094 PREPARED.  

The development of the TRUST Code was funded by grant agreement 664771 (TRUST).  

Remarks

Authored by Doris Schroeder, Kate Chatfield, and Michelle Singh

Steps

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