Research ethics

The Norwegian National Committees for Research Ethics has developed six guidelines that relates to how ethics can be exercised through good research practice. Good research practice (etikkom.no).

Contents

• Responsibility
• Internal guidelines
• Laws and guidelines
• GDPR - new legislation on personal data - what does it mean for research?
• Research Ethical Commitee
• Resources in research ethics

Responsibility

• The Deans/Head of Centre and the Head of Department will continuously follow up that regulations are observed.
• Each project manager are responsible for ensuring that research is conducted in compliance with good research practice and recognised academic and ethical principles in their respective disciplines and within the established framework.

• Supervisors have a particular responsibility for informing PhD candidates and students of the regulations for research ethics that apply in their respective disciplines.

• Project team members, students, and PhD candidates are personally responsible for familiarising themselves with issues concerning research ethics.

Internal guidelines

At OsloMet there are developed 

• Ethical Guidelines for Research at OsloMet issued by the Rector on 9. October 2014
• Ethical Guidelines for Supervision at OsloMet issued by the Rector on 21. October 2014
• Ethical Guidelines for International Cooperation Agreements at  OsloMet adopted by the Board by authority on 1. December 2014.

Laws and guidelines

• The Act on Ethics and Integrity in Research (in Norwegian only)
• Regulations on research ethics committees (Research Ethics regulations) (in Norwegian only)
• Research Ethics Commitee  -  Here you can find an overview of both general and vocational education and theme-specific research ethics guidelines.
• General Ethical Guidelines for Reseach
• The Bonn Printeger Statement. Science and Engineering Ethics. The statement, which was concluded February 7th 2018, provides guidance on the 13 key issues.
• Guidelines in ethics and dataprotection, European Commission, dated 14.11.2018. The document helps the consortium to safeguard the privacy of the research projects.

GDPR - new legislation on personal data - what does it mean for research?

The National Research Ethics Committees have created a separate website with questions and answers regarding new personal data legislation (GDPR) and what it means for research (in Norwegian only).

Research Ethical Commitee

The Research Ethics Committee shall contribute to research ethics issues being included as part of the training at all levels at OsloMet. The committee shall provide advice on research ethics related to OsloMet's research and submit proposals for measures that sharpen awareness of research ethics issues among OsloMet's employees and students.

The committee shall deal with and comment on individual cases related to scientific honesty that originate in conflicts or complaints in connection with suspected breaches of scientific integrity and good scientific practice at the university, and which have been submitted to the university management, dean / center manager or by individuals.

The committee shall also work to ensure that research at OsloMet takes place within the framework of national laws, ethical guidelines for research at OsloMet and guidelines drawn up by the national research ethics committees. The committee shall keep abreast of national and international research ethics issues. The Research Ethics Committee functions as the Integrity Committee for OsloMet.

The Research Ethics Committee secretary: Tor Even Marthinsen

Research ethics contact person: Anne Bjørtuft

Resources in research ethics

• resources in research ethics.
• Responsible Research and Innovation at OsloMet (RRI@OSLOMET)
• IPR policy for employees
• IPR policy for students (student.oslomet.no, in Norwegian)
• data protection in research
• consent
• confidentiality
• Research ethics on webpage sikresiden.no