presentation from ORPHEUS conference 2017

1. How to teach ethics of
science to PhD students
Ana Borovecki, University of Zagreb, School of medicine

2. Teaching research ethics
• The research misconduct cases became very prominent issue
in the public arena in recent years.
• The importance of research integrity was highlighted by the
Global Research Council and by the EU within the framework
of Horizon 2020 projects.
• There is a need for creating a practical toolkit for people
teaching future PhD students in biomedicine and healthcare
sciences and for PhD students themselves.

3. Teaching research ethics
• Part of PhD training
• Small group discussions
• Journal clubs
• Interactive tutorials

4. Resources
• http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/rcr/
• https://ori.hhs.gov/

5. Textbooks
• European Textbook on Ethics in Research; European
Commission Directorate-General for Research;
Communication Unit 2010
• Write your own