Tag Archives: research ethics

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.

Relational Autonomy & Public Funding for Noninvasive Prenatal Testing

Biplab Kumar Halder shares how a relational autonomy framework informed his research regarding public funding of Noninvasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT).