European Network of Research Ethics and Research Integrity (ENERI)

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European Network of Research Ethics and Research Integrity (ENERI)

What is this about?

Funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 program, ENERI is a network interlinking the previously somewhat separate communities of research ethics (RE) and research integrity (RI) experts (1). ENERI has developed a platform to initiate mutual learning processes and support exchanges of experiences, a platform supporting four types of actions has been developed:

  • sharing experiences: communication and exchange
  • improving competence: training and capacity building
  • ensuring awareness: indicators of effectiveness and certification
  • enhancing interaction: harmonization and synergies

Why is this important?

Although scientific and technological progress generally improves our quality of life, it also raises ethical challenges. With increasing frequency, research projects not only have the potential to yield enormous benefits, but also entail substantial risks. Assessing whether such risks are justifiable is a pressing concern within the scientific community. The reliability and credibility of science not only depends on excellence and productivity, but also on adherence to high ethical standards.

Fostering ethical expertise is crucial to regain public confidence in science. ENERI seeks to strengthen integrity and ethics in science by building an integrated network of RE and RI experts. RE and RI are two sides of the same coin, namely the responsible and ethical conduct of research. While RE addresses the application of ethical principles to the different fields of study, RI refers to conducting studies in accordance with pertinent legal and professional frameworks. Hence, RE and RI jointly form the normative foundation excellent science is based on.

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