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The PREPARED Code – A reminder not to forget the COVID-19 pandemic Doris Schroeder presents the PREPARED Code – a global code of conduct for research during pandemics.

The #PREPARED Code – A reminder not to forget the #COVID-19 pandemic - by Doris Schroeder.
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OUR SUMMER NEWSLETTER IS HERE! ⛱️
We made sure this edition is filled with interesting news items, events and updates concerning #ResearchEthics and #ResearchIntegrity! 🧬
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PREPARED - PREPARED Making crisis research ethical. In times of crisis, accelerated research saves lives. PREPARED is designing a framework to accelerate research without sacrificing ethics and integrity. Why this matter...

June 3rd we were at this year's final @prepared-eu.bsky.social conference on how to conduct ethical and trustworthy research during crises. We must say it was an educational and captivating day!💡🤩 Curious to see what @prepared-eu.bsky.social does? prepared-project.eu

Good to see this commitment from @natmedicine.bsky.social - the importance of mutual respect and diversity to #ResearchIntegrity aren't recognised enough!

Vacatures - PhD risk communication novel biomaterials in healthcar - Amsterdam UMC Are you interested in the societal, communicative and ethical aspects around the development and use of novel biomaterials in clinical care?

‼️JOB OPPORTUNITY! Amsterdam UMC are seeking a new PhD candidate working on risk communication in the development and use of novel biomaterials in healthcare. Read more and apply here 👉 werkenbij.amsterdamumc.org/en/vacatures...

China’s supreme court calls for crack down on paper mills China’s top court says businesses that write bogus manuscripts for payment should be punished.

Excited to Share My Interview with Nature!

A big thank you to @smritimallapaty.bsky.social for the insightful discussion and to my advisor, @saraheaton.bsky.social for her invaluable support!

Read the full piece here: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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OUR SPRING 🌷 NEWSLETTER IS HERE! Filled with events, news, and updates from across the #ResearchEthics and #ResearchIntegrity landscape 🧬 You can read it here: mailchi.mp/embassy/upda...
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Hello to all our Bluesky followers! 👋 For those of you who don't know us, it's about time we properly introduced ourselves. 🤝
We are the Embassy of Good Science - a fully editable wiki platform covering all things #ResearchEthics and #ResearchIntegrity. Come read, add, and edit at embassy.science!

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Last week we were thrilled to be presented at the FIRST EVER national congress on #ResearchIntegrity in Italy! 🇮🇹
Founder Daniel Pizzolato mentioned the Embassy as an EC-funded resource to build capacity in training and education.
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The Cape Town Statement

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High income and low- and middle-income country collaborations

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Supervision
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📣 Registration is open for the ENRIO Congress this September, with a focus on Research Integrity, Power Dynamics and Safe Institutional Culture. Interested? You can register here ⇥ www.enrio.eu/enrio-congre...

To learn more about these topics, check out the links below 👇

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From all of us here at the Embassy ✨

PREPARED public engagement: the experience of research participants during the COVID-19 pandemic - PREPARED Recruitment study summary Background The COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult for researchers to conduct studies quickly and fairly. Social distancing required changes to many studies, and a lot of non...

Were you a participant in research (of any kind) during the COVID-19 pandemic? Our colleagues at the PREPARED project are conducting a Photovoice study, and you can take part! Find out more here 👉 prepared-project.eu/public-engag... #Research #COVID

Welcome to the first German adopter of the TRUST Code, @idos-research.bsky.social, a world leading research institute and think tank for global sustainable development, blogs.idos-research.de/2024/12/13/i...

Great to see new efforts being put into practice to target Paper Mills! If you want to know more about paper mills, you can check out our theme page here for an overview 👉 embassy.science/wiki/Theme:B... #ResearchIntegrity

💭 Interested in becoming a trainer in #ResearchIntegrity? There are still some spots available for the upcoming edition of the VIRT2UE Train-the-trainers course! Check out the flyer below for more information, and click this link to register 👉 xendens.nl/p/31/dienste...

And finally an interview with workgroup lead Jack Resneck about the new revisions: youtube.com/watch?v=dFmI...
Thanks for reading! 11/11

WMA - The World Medical Association-WMA Declaration of Helsinki – Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Participants WMA - The World Medical Association

Check out the links below if you’d like to learn more ⬇️
The 2024 Declaration: wma.net/policies-pos...
The Retraction Watch piece quoted: . retractionwatch.com/2024/10/28/d...
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In practice, this means that research organizations will have to be more proactive, and take some of the responsibility for navigating the challenges involved in conducting research involving human participants today. 🧭 9/11

So what does this mean? Ensuring research integrity is not just the responsibility of individual researchers - institutions must also do their part. As Matthias Wjst told @retractionwatch.com, “Failing to do so could make them part of an organized system of research misconduct.” ❌

“Scientific integrity is essential in the conduct of medical research involving human participants. Involved individuals, teams, and organizations must never engage in research misconduct.” This is the first time that #Integrity and #Misconduct have been explicitly mentioned! 🤯

One of the BIGGEST changes though is to paragraph 12, in the “general principles” section of the declaration. Previous versions of this paragraph emphasised the need for appropriate education and qualifications for researchers. 🎓 The new revision adds the following: 5/11

So what’s new ❓ Some key changes include: research “subjects” are now “participants”, and principles refer to “researchers” as well as physicians. Consent is now required from participants if their data is to be stored and used in the future, for example in AI datasets. 💾 4/11

Since its original adoption, the Declaration has undergone numerous revisions to keep it up-to-date with contemporary issues as a code of ethics. The most recent version, adopted last month at the 75th meeting of the WMA, is the 8th time that the Declaration has been revised! 🔁

The initial declaration set out basic principles emphasising the duty researchers have to patients, the importance of informed consent and careful assessment of risks. ⚖ The declaration also states that ethical considerations must take precedence over local laws. 3/11

First, some background 📖 The Declaration of Helsinki is an ethical document adopted by the World Medical Association in 1964, which established principles for research involving humans. The declaration was drafted in the aftermath of WWII, during which much unethical research had been conducted 2/11