Knowledge needs of research ethics committees for the integration of ethics in research and technology development
One well-established way of integrating ethics into the development of emerging technologies is the ethics review process which originated in biomedical research. This relies on an ex-ante review of research proposals through institutional bodies, usually known as research ethics committees (RECs)....
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| author | Bernd Carsten Stahl Etienne Aucouturier Jurate Lekstutiene Tom Lindemann Maria Maia Ana Marušić Antonija Mijatović Elahe Naserianhanzaei George Ogoh Anais Resseguier Eleni Spyrakou |
| author_facet | Bernd Carsten Stahl Etienne Aucouturier Jurate Lekstutiene Tom Lindemann Maria Maia Ana Marušić Antonija Mijatović Elahe Naserianhanzaei George Ogoh Anais Resseguier Eleni Spyrakou |
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| description | One well-established way of integrating ethics into the development of emerging technologies is the ethics review process which originated in biomedical research. This relies on an ex-ante review of research proposals through institutional bodies, usually known as research ethics committees (RECs). RECs are typically highly skilled in biomedical research questions and methodologies but are often less well equipped to deal with other types of research, notably research involving emerging technologies. Considering the dominance of RECs in the landscape of ethics and emerging technologies, it is, therefore, important to understand whether REC members perceive a need for the development of capacity and training regarding novel technologies. This article presents the findings of a large-scale pan-European survey of 261 REC members and ethics experts to explore their perceived training needs. It shows that such training needs are predominantly related to the relatively abstract level of technology families and broad applications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fc52b043a9fb4174b1bc067b9c95e03e2025-08-20T03:48:13ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Responsible Innovation2329-94602329-90372025-12-0112110.1080/23299460.2025.2466904Knowledge needs of research ethics committees for the integration of ethics in research and technology developmentBernd Carsten Stahl0Etienne Aucouturier1Jurate Lekstutiene2Tom Lindemann3Maria Maia4Ana Marušić5Antonija Mijatović6Elahe Naserianhanzaei7George Ogoh8Anais Resseguier9Eleni Spyrakou10School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, Nottingham, UKLaboratoire de recherche sur les sciences de la matière (LARSIM), Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA-Saclay), Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, FranceEuropean Network of Research Ethics Committees, Bonn, GermanyLuxembourg Agency for Research Integrity (LARI), Esch-sur-Alzette, LuxembourgInstitute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analyses (ITAS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, GermanyUniversity of Split School of Medicine, Split, CroatiaUniversity of Split School of Medicine, Split, CroatiaTrilateral Research, London, UKSchool of Computer Science, University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, Nottingham, UKTrilateral Research, London, UKR-Nano Lab, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Athens, GreeceOne well-established way of integrating ethics into the development of emerging technologies is the ethics review process which originated in biomedical research. This relies on an ex-ante review of research proposals through institutional bodies, usually known as research ethics committees (RECs). RECs are typically highly skilled in biomedical research questions and methodologies but are often less well equipped to deal with other types of research, notably research involving emerging technologies. Considering the dominance of RECs in the landscape of ethics and emerging technologies, it is, therefore, important to understand whether REC members perceive a need for the development of capacity and training regarding novel technologies. This article presents the findings of a large-scale pan-European survey of 261 REC members and ethics experts to explore their perceived training needs. It shows that such training needs are predominantly related to the relatively abstract level of technology families and broad applications.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23299460.2025.2466904Ethicsemerging technologiesresearch ethicstrainingREC |
| spellingShingle | Bernd Carsten Stahl Etienne Aucouturier Jurate Lekstutiene Tom Lindemann Maria Maia Ana Marušić Antonija Mijatović Elahe Naserianhanzaei George Ogoh Anais Resseguier Eleni Spyrakou Knowledge needs of research ethics committees for the integration of ethics in research and technology development Journal of Responsible Innovation Ethics emerging technologies research ethics training REC |
| title | Knowledge needs of research ethics committees for the integration of ethics in research and technology development |
| title_full | Knowledge needs of research ethics committees for the integration of ethics in research and technology development |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge needs of research ethics committees for the integration of ethics in research and technology development |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge needs of research ethics committees for the integration of ethics in research and technology development |
| title_short | Knowledge needs of research ethics committees for the integration of ethics in research and technology development |
| title_sort | knowledge needs of research ethics committees for the integration of ethics in research and technology development |
| topic | Ethics emerging technologies research ethics training REC |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23299460.2025.2466904 |
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