Research ethics & law: Protecting integrity
Biomedical research using biobanks and registries have been and are objects for many studies related to questions about informed consent, privacy and how to handle incidental findings in association with such research. Other projects concern the recruitment of patients for clinical trials and the participation of patients in research.
Ethical and legal issues arise on several levels in association with research. There are questions related to the interpretation of legal frameworks, the recruitment of research subjects, the research process and the dissemination of research results.
Many of our studies are carried out within international consortia and funded by the European Commission. The research in research ethics provides updated knowledge for courses in research ethics and training of graduate students: At Uppsala Univeristy we run mandatory courses for PhD students in medicine, pharmacy, science and technology. We also offer an online research ethics training for medicine and the life sciences.
Codex - Rules and guidelines for research
CODEX is your gateway to various research ethics guidelines. It is run from Uppsala University's Centre for Research Ethics & Bioethics.
Research Regulation
Stefan Eriksson is looking at how regulation confirms to basic rational demands on a legitimate regulative system.
Publication Ethics
Science publications is important for scientific work and for scientific merit. In recent years the publication system has begun to change rapidly. Stefan Eriksson is looking at the consequences and how these changes should be dealth with.