The forum aims to engage researchers in addressing foundational- and contemporary ethical questions that arise in research, and facilitate the exchange of relevant experiences across units, disciplines and institutions.
We gladly welcome suggestions for topics or events, as well as other input.
Seminars
The forum organizes open seminars on research ethical issues several times each semester. Sign up to our newsletter to be automatically notified (in Norwegian).
See our Norwegian page for a full list of events in both languages, as well as an overview of previous events.
Organization
The forum consists of an advisory board and a secretary, administered by the Centre for the study of professions. The board is tasked with appointing new members to ensure broad interdisciplinary representation.
Members of the board consist of individuals involved in research ethics at OsloMet:
- Ole Herman Ambur, professor and scientific ombudsperson (“vitenskapsombud”), Faculty of Health Sciences
- Harald Hornmoen, professor and scientific ombudsperson ("vitenskapsombud”), Faculty of Social Sciences
- Anne Birgitta Nilsen, professor and scientific ombudsperson (“vitenskapsombud”), Faculty of Education and International Studies
- Evi Zouganeli, professor and scientific ombudsperson (“vitenskapsombud”), Faculty of Technology, Art and Design
- Anders Strand, associate professor and academic coordinator for teaching in research ethics
- Stine Hulleberg Johansen, senior advisor and administrative coordinator
Board secretary: Emil Asbøll, senior administrator officer
Resources and links
- Policy on the use of artificial intelligence at OsloMet (ansatt.oslomet.no)
- National Research Ethics Committees (forskningsetikk.no/en/)
- Regional committees for medical and health research ethics (rekportalen.no/en)
- Norwegian Agency for Shared Services in Education and Research: Data protection services (sikt.no)
National guidelines
National research ethics guidelines prepared by the National Committee for Research Ethics in Science and Technology and The National Committee for Research Ethics in the Social Sciences and Humanities.
International resources
Here you will find links to, among other things, the Vancouver recommendations, which outline recognized authorship criteria from the ICMJE, and ethical guidelines from ALLEA, a federation of European academies of sciences:
- Vancouver recommendations - Defining the Role of Authors and Contributors (icmje.org)
- Committee on Publication Ethics (publicationethics.org).
- All European Academies: European code of conduct for research integrity (allea.org).
- Living guidelines on the responsible use of generative AI in research (PDF, ec.europa.eu)
- Singapore Statement on Research Integrity (wcrif.org)
- Montreal Statement on Research Integrity in Cross-Boundary Research Collaborations (PDF, wcrif.org)
