Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin

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Responsible research

Researchers at Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin adhere to "ethical standards when conducting surveys and experiments" (Satzung HU-Gute wissenschaftlichen Praxis (GWP), Leitprinzipien §2).

Ethics committees of the faculties

Decentralized ethics committees are the first point of contact for ethical questions. Researchers can contact the ethics committee of their faculty if

• the funding body or a journal requests an ethics vote
• the ethics guidelines of the discipline require an ethics vote to be obtained
• they think that their research project involves ethical risks and they would like to minimize them.

The ethics committees of the faculties

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Ethical guidelines and codes

Ethical guidelines provide a framework for research projects in order to minimize potential harm to participants in research projects, to researchers, but also to individual social groups or to society as a whole. The specific requirements may differ depending on the discipline and research subject. The implementation of these ethical principles is not only advisable in terms of research ethics, but is also a prerequisite for the recognition and acceptance of scientific results. The following is a list of general and specific guidelines:

General guidelines

Specific guidelines