Research Ethics Committee at Högskolan Dalarna

This web-page is separated into three different topics as the Research Ethics Committee at Högskolan is active in the area of research ethics as well as in the area of professional ethics (see below for further information about the different areas). 

Under the topic "Overall information" is to be found the dates for the Committee's meetings; a list of the fellows of the Committee as well as the instruction and the procedures for the Committee. 

Under the topic "Research Ethics" information is given about current basic ethical principles and requirements at Högskolan Dalarna as well as what students should consider when a project involving human beings is pursued. Also to be found here is the Ethical Application (as well as instructions on how to fill in the form), which has to be used when applying to the Committee for ethical permission to carry out an investigation judged to be ethical problematic. 

Under the topic "Professional ethics" information about how scientific misconduct is handled at Högskolan Dalarna is to be found. Available here are also "Instruction Regarding Research Ethics for Researchers at Högskolan Dalarna" as well as "Högskolan Dalarnas Guidelines for Documentation and Archiving of Research Material".

Under "Related links" Codes is to be found. Codex is one of the largest websites in the world regarding research ethics and professional ethics.

The Committee's mission within research ethics 

The Research Ethics Committee (FEN) is the body that assures that undergraduate and graduate level essay work is pursued in an ethically adequate manner. One of the tasks of the Committee is to evaluate applications for ethical permission regarding essay work embracing human beings or human organs, which are carried out by students at Högskolan Dalarna supported by a supervisor.

Projects, which are part of research studies or post-doc-projects and which needs an ethical permission according to the Act on ethical examination of research involving humans (2003:460), are referred to the regional boards at the universities. The Committee does however examine research projects which are not accounted for in the Act but which requires a consultative utterance.

The Committee's mission within professional ethics

The Committee also handles reported allegations of scientific misconduct and carries out preparatory investigations in order to establish whether an accusation or a possible case of scientific misconduct gives cause to initiate a full scale investigation. The Committee’s mission is, moreover, to prevent and to counteract scientific misconduct through giving information and holding seminars.