irecs TRANING MATERIALS
A comprehensive resource designed to educate individuals on research ethics and research integrity, with a particular focus on the ethical considerations surrounding emerging technologies:
- Stage 1 (Basics): Introduction to fundamental concepts of research ethics and integrity
- Stage 2 (Emerging Technologies): AI in healthcare, gene editing, biobanking, and extended reality
- Stage 3 (Case Studies): Six case studies complementing the technology modules
The materials offer a flexible and in-depth learning experience on research ethics and integrity and cater to a range of users, from beginners to experienced professionals in the research field.
OUR COMMUNITIES
irecs is establishing two communities to foster expertise and promote best practices in research ethics:
- An e-community for early-career researchers (ECRS) on ENERI and on LinkedIn to facilitate knowledge exchange, peer support and mentoring opportunities for ECRs interested in or working within research ethics
- A research ethics trainer community on The Embassy of Good Science to stimulate discourse and facilitate the adoption of good practices among research ethics trainers
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our communities
irecs is establishing two communities to foster expertise and promote best practices in research ethics:
- An e-community for early-career researchers (ECRs) on ENERI and in LinkedIn to facilitate knowledge exchange, peer support and mentoring opportunities for ECRs interested in or working within research ethics
- A research ethics trainer community on The Embassy of Good Science to stimulate discourse and facilitate the adoption of good practices among research ethics trainers

IdentifY
Our team of experts are identifying the ethical and legal challenges of new technologies in research at the global scale. We are mapping the current and forecasted needs of ethics experts and researchers around emerging technology.

Educate
We are developing training programmes specialising in ethical impacts of new technology for researchers in European and global settings. Our training materials will be available in 6 languages and offered in the EU, China, South Korea and West Africa.

Upgrade
We want to make research ethics not just achievable, but better. Our goal is to transform the research ethics process of Europe.