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Focuses on (1) research integrity: the prevention of unacceptable research practices; and (2) science and society: the ethical acceptability of scientific and technological developments. 

How do you ensure the integrity of your R&I practices?
Reflection and Anticipation #Responsiveness and Adaptive Change

Examples

  • Aligning our practices with the Code of Conduct for Research Integrity in all phases, from research design to reporting results
  • Encouraging critical peer review and internal discussion on research integrity throughout the process
  • Consulting an external research ethics expert or ethics committee
Who is involved in ethics-related reflection and decision-making for your R&I practices, and how?
Diversity and Inclusion #Reflection and Anticipation #Openness and Transparency #Responsiveness and Adaptive Change

Examples

  • We engage all R&I actors and beneficiaries (civil society organisations, local government, education community, customers, patients, families, etc.), through…
  • We involve selected actors through different channels, because…
  • We do not include external actors, because…
How do you provide for different values, interests and ideals?
Diversity and Inclusion #Responsiveness and Adaptive Change

Examples

  • Having strong guidelines protecting our principles
  • Resolving differences through rational arguments
  • Acknowledging different values, interests and ideals
  • Addressing conflicts of interest
How do you prevent potentially harmful impacts on the public or the environment?
Reflection and Anticipation #Responsiveness and Adaptive Change

Examples

  • Anticipating the benefits and risks of our project
  • Ensuring project outcomes are used responsibly even after the project ends
  • We do not make an effort to prevent harmful impacts, because…
What are possible strategies for preventing the negative implications of your R&I practices?
Reflection and Anticipation #Openness and Transparency #Responsiveness and Adaptive Change

Examples

  • Being responsive to external inputs
  • Ensuring transparency and open access from the beginning
  • Looking long-term and anticipating possible negative side effects (for example, creating social inequality, being environmentally harmful)
What are possible ethical considerations for your R&I practices?
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Examples

  • Environmental impacts
  • Human and animal health impacts
  • Local economic and development impacts
  • Social justice 
  • Education
  • Data management
Who should be responsible for the impacts of R&I?
Diversity and Inclusion #Reflection and Anticipation #Openness and Transparency

Examples

  • Responsibility should be shared among all actors involved (scientists, policy makers, research institutions, universities, industry, civil society organisations, etc.), because… 
  • Responsibility should lie with the individual researchers throughout the entire process, because…
How may your work benefit from incorporating ethics?
Reflection and Anticipation

Examples

  • Avoiding possible research misconduct or market failure 
  • Gaining credibility
  • Improving quality by aligning our work with integrity principles and standards
  • Winning greater support from other actors by being open, transparent and honest
  • Developing new perspectives and ideas and creating new R&I opportunities
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