The Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK is coordinating a project to establish national ethical principles and ethical review model for research on nature and environment. For this work, we are organizing an online discussion event for the research community and others working in the field to explore the specific ethical questions related to research on animals.
This event is the fourth part of a discussion series addressing ethical questions in research on nature and environment, categorized by themes. The insights from the series will be utilized in the drafting of ethical guidelines.
Time: Thursday 30 January at 10–12 am
Place: Teams
Program:
10.00 Opening of the event, member of LYTE Working Group, University Lecturer Eva Ruusuvuori (University of Helsinki)
10.15 Ethical questions in Animal Research
Director Hanna-Marja Voipio, Oulu Laboratory Animal Centre (OULAC, University of Oulu)
Senior Specialist Tiina Kauppinen, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), The Finnish Centre for Animal Welfare (EHK)
10.50 Commentary: Senior Research Fellow (Adj. Professor) Pauliina Rautio, (University of Oulu, Faculty of Education and Psychology)
11.10 Working in small groups and discussion
11.45 Summary and closing, member of LYTE Working Group, University Lecturer Eva Ruusuvuori (University of Helsinki)
The discussion event will be held remotely via Teams. It is specifically aimed at researchers working with or researching animals or doing human-animal studies, administrative staff involved in research ethics, and relevant authorities. Everyone interested is welcome! The event will be flexibly bilingual in English and Finnish.
Please register for the event by filling out the registration form by Monday, 27 January. We will send a link to the participants before the event.
Participants are encouraged to consider the following questions in advance:
- What ethical considerations related to environmental impacts of research have you encountered in your work?
- Did you discuss ethical issues with anyone, and where did you find support? How were the benefits and harms weighed, and how was the issue resolved?
- How should research on animals be addressed in the ethical guidelines?
- What specific characteristics does such research have from a research ethics perspective?
For more information about the event, please contact Adviser Oona Myllyntaus: oona.myllyntaus@tenk.fi or +358 44 4932 609.
The next event in the discussion series, focusing on naturecultures and society, will be held in February-March 2025. More information about the event will be updated on the TENK website.
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