Non-maleficence (do no harm) and beneficence (seeking to benefit) are two fundamental principles in research ethics requiring the maximization of benefits and minimization of potential harms. These ...

Per Regulation 16.G of the USATF Governance Handbook, the Ethics Committee was established to function as follows: 1. Duties and Responsibilities: This committee shall: a. Review, Recommend, and ...

Research comes with risks, so participants must be protected and supported as much as possible. bangoland/Shutterstock Academic research is not always abstract or theoretical. Nor does it take place ...

On 7 February 2023, four long-awaited decrees of the Ministry of Health on the reorganisation of ethics committees were published in the Official Journal. They contribute to the full implementation of ...

Researchers should be free to pursue lines of inquiry and the communication of knowledge and ideas without fear of repression or censorship. At the same time, they have the ethical obligation to ...