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Statements by ethics committees in engineering research
03.12.2020 – Statements by ethics committees are often indispensable in the engineering sciences.
Comment on: GL10 (Engineering/engineering sciences)
Legal and ethical framework, usage rights in the life sciences
03.12.2020 – There are many legal and ethical aspects that impact on research in the life sciences. Here is a selection of particularly relevant issues (without any claim to completeness or priority) which are currently subject to intense debate. Respectful treatment ...
Comment on: GL10 (Life sciences)
Animal experimentation in research
03.12.2020 – The guidelines were developed by the DFG’s Permanent Senate Commission on Animal Protection and Experimentation and offer assistance in taking into account the specific requirements when planning, describing and carrying out animal experiments as part ...
Comment on: GL10 (Statements)
Statement by the DFG’s Permanent Senate Commission on Fundamental Issues of Biodiversity (SKBV)
03.12.2020 – The Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework for the Convention on Biological Diversity: the explanatory notes were developed in 2019 by the DFG Senate Commission on Fundamental Issues of Biodiversity (SKBV) and seek to provide assistance for investigators ...
Comment on: GL10 (Statements)
Ethical requirements applicable to clinical research projects
03.12.2020 – Ethics committees are bodies established by universities, professional associations or countries to provide ethical and legal advice, control and oversight for researchers who are planning to carry out investigations involving living and deceased human ...
Comment on: GL2 (Life sciences) , GL3 (Life sciences) , GL10 (Life sciences)