Training Course in Research Ethics/ Integrity | 4th Edition

15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30, 31 January and 1 February 2024 | Hybrid

This course aims at providing the participants with knowledge and skills of research ethics/integrity. With a broad program on various topics, the course will promote the discussion of case studies within a reflective approach, bearing in mind that this is a field of knowledge with a strong impact on work environment and effective team work. By understanding and critically debating research ethics/integrity-specific issues, the participants will not only increase their awareness and knowledge of the given topics, but they will also be able to design alternative procedures, deliberate on ethical issues and prevent misconduct and questionable practices. Due to a growing number of scientific fraud reported cases, many documents and guidelines have been issued by the European Community. However, the answer to this problem cannot be restricted to norms and regulatory measures, since without reflective training, this normative approach will fall short of its objectives. Lifelong training in research ethics/integrity is required in order to refocus the attention on good practices, healthy work-life balance, effective team work and reliable science. The Course will use material and strategies from the Embassy of Good Science and the Integrity Project, always aligning with the Horizon Europe guidelines in research ethics. The course will be blended-learning. The online sessions will consolidate the content shared in the in person sessions and provide participants with the opportunity to interact and discuss ethical and integrity issues based on case studies.

Target audience: PhD students, PhD holders and Senior Researchers in Biomedical Sciences; Social Sciences and Humanities Researchers.

Requirements: Personal laptop will be necessary to the online sessions.

Course duration: 20 hours of lectures plus 15 hours of individual study for class preparation. Total amount of 35 hours.

Format: Online sessions and classroom lectures combined.

Language: This course will be lectured in Portuguese and one session in English.

Course organizer: Susana Magalhães, Unit for Responsible Conduct in Research, i3S

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Session 1. Good Research/er: what it is and why it matters

Classroom session: 15.01.2024, 16:30-18:00 | Online session: 29.01.2024, 17:00-18:15
Speaker: Susana Magalhães (i3S-UP)
Objectives:

• To explore the dialogue between Bioethics and Research Ethics/Integrity.
• To stimulate reflection about the meaning of Ethics & Integrity, good research and good researcher by using different cases and methodologies of the European Projects Virt2UE and Integrity.

Session 2. Ethical climate and ethical culture in research performing organzations: why good communication and ethical reflection skills matter

Classroom session: 15.01.2024, 18:00-19:30 | Speaker: Helena Gonçalves (Católica Porto Business School)
Online session: 29.01.2024, 18:15-19:30 | Speaker: Susana Magalhães (i3S-UP)
Objectives:

• To understand the meaning of ethical culture and ethical climate.
• To raise awareness of the importance of safe spaces to talk about ethics in research performing organizations.
• To discuss the role of Speaking Up and the fear of retaliation.
• To anaylse and discuss cognitive biases in ethical decision and be aware of the various types of conflicts in scientific research.

Session 3. Authorship | Publication Ethics

Online session: 16.01.2024, 18:00-19:30 | Speaker: Diogo Guedes Vidal (Universidade de Coimbra)
Classroom Session: 30.01.2024, 16:30-18:00 | Speaker: Susana Magalhães (i3S-UP)
Objectives:

• To raise awareness on the integrity issues related with citation and publication biases and its impact on research career.
• To discuss good practices and misconduct related to authorship, exploring the reasons and the consequences of Guest, Gift and Ghost Authors.

Session 4. Research Misconduct and Unnacceptable Practices

Online Session: 16.01.2024, 17:00-18:00 | Speaker: Lex Bouter (Amsterdam University Medical Centers) 
Classroom session: 30.01.2024, 18:00-19:30 | Speaker: Susana Magalhães (i3S-UP)
Objectives:

• To get accurate knowledge of the meaning of Research Misconduct (Falsification, Fabrication and Plagiarism) and to discuss real and hypothetical situations related to plagiarism and to questionable research practices.
• To discuss the meaning of ethics and integrity in research from different points of view; to analyze the factors that might contribute to misconduct and unacceptable practices and to share good practices.

Session 5. Open Science, Reproducibility and Data Management

Classroom session: 22.01.2024, 16:30-18:00 | Speaker: Alessandra Sousa (FPCEUP)
Online Session: 31.01.2024, 17:00 - 18:15 | Speaker: Pedro Príncipe, Universidade do Minho
Objectives:

• To raise awareness on the meaning of terms and concepts, such as: replication, reproducibility and open science and to promote reflection and discussion on case studies.
• To discuss the importance of making good data management plans (DMP) and to to provide information on useful tools for DMPs and Open Science.

Session 6. Data Protection and Intellectual Property

Classroom Session: 22.01.2024, 18:00-19:30 | Speakers: André Albergaria e Hugo Prazeres (i3S-UP)
Objectives:

• To clarify the meaning of intellectual property and to understand its impact on research.
• To explore the ethical dimension of the interface between the health care/pharma industry, clinicians and research teams.

Online session: 31.01.2024, 18:15-19:30 | Round Table Speakers: Vasco Dias (INESC-TEC) | Gabriela Almeida (i3S-UP)| Elisabete Castela (CHUdSA)
Objectives:

• To clearly define the difference between privacy and confidentiality and to raise awareness on the importance of respecting these principles at research performing organizations in the fields of biomedicine and technology.
• To point out the main principles of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and to analyze the impact of GDPR on the responsibilities of researchers and of all the stakeholders in the research system. To discuss some practical examples of GDPR breaches and to analyze some grey areas of intellectual property.

Session 7. Science Communication and Citizen Engagement | Vulnerabilty and Equity/Diversity in Research

Classroom session: 23.01.2024, 16:30-19:30 | Speaker: Ricardo Reis dos Santos (FMUL)
Objectives:

• To discuss the meaning of Science Communication and the ethical issues underlying this field.

Online Session: 01.02.2023 17:00-19:30 | Roundtable
Maria do Céu Patrão Neves (CNECV) | Filipa Júlio (CECRI,i3S) and Maria Manuel Araújo Jorge (FLUP)
Objectives:

• To debate the different perspectives on the term Vulnerability and on the meaning/impact of Equity and Diversity in research.
• To understand the importance of discussing ethical issues in research within a dialogical approach, including the voices of all the stakeholders.
• To discuss the different ethical issues presented throughout the course based on the view of the Philosophy of Science, Bioethics and a Patients Association.

The registration in modules is not possible. It is only possible the register in the full course.

Fees:

i3S / P.CCC Raquel Seruca members - 20€

INESC TEC - 40€

External participants - 90€

Registration and payment deadline: 11 December 2023

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Please note that your pre-registration does not confirm that you have been selected for the course. Payment will be requested only after confirmation of acceptance. Details for payment will be sent in the confirmation registration e-mail.

A certificate of attendance will be issued at the end of the course to participants who attend 80% of the lectures.

Cancelation policy: In case of cancellation, the registration fee will not be refunded.

The organizer reserves the right to cancel the course in case of an insufficient number of participants, organizational reasons, or other unforeseeable events that render the execution of the course impossible. The organizer shall immediately inform the pre-registered participants of such changes.

More information:

Advanced Training Unit | Email: training@i3s.up.pt | +351 226 074 900