Category research ethics board

When Intent Isn’t Enough: Rethinking Responsibility in Dual-use Research

Bryn Williams-Jones argues that focusing on researchers’ intentions misses how risks emerge and responsibility is distributed across modern research systems.

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.

Are Your Medical Photographs on the Internet? Part 2

Zach Patterson, Zack Marshall, and a grade 8 class in Calgary replicate a study showing the availability of patient photographs from medical case studies on the open internet.

Beyond Compliance: Ethics in the Context of Privacy

Dylan McKibbon argues that the concept of privacy has been long misunderstood and ought to be elevated to the status of a core bioethical principle to be regarded as a cornerstone of bioethical activity.

Let’s Raise the Bar for Research Ethics Standards on Psychedelics

Paola Cubillos draws attention to the ethical and methodological concerns from MDMA- Assisted Therapy research and argues that these issues merit a stringent research ethics oversight framework for psychedelic clinical studies.