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 nature-cultures and society.
This event is the fifth part of a discussion series addressing ethical questions in research on nature and the environment, categorized by themes. The insights from the series will be utilized in the drafting of ethical guidelines.
Time: Thursday 27 February at 1–4 pm
Place: Teams
Program:
13.00 Opening of the event, member of LYTE Working Group, Professor Anu Valtonen (University of Lapland)
13.15 Ethical questions in nature-cultures and society
Researcher Lydia Heikkilä, Ethical guidelines for research involving the Sámi people in Finland -working group member
Post-doctoral researcher Veera Kinnunen (University of Oulu, Faculty of Humanities)
14.00 Commentary: Manager Veikko Ikonen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
14.20 Working in small groups and discussion
15.10 Summary of the day, Professor Anu Valtonen (University of Lapland)
15.30–16 Summary of the discussion series and closing, Vice President Sirpa Thessler (Natural Resources Institute Finland)
The discussion event will be held remotely via Teams. It is specifically aimed at researchers researching nature-culture and society, researchers doing environmental humanities and environmental social sciences, 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, 24 February. 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, including nature-cultures and society, have you encountered in your work?
- What specific characteristics does research on nature-cultures and society have from a research ethics perspective?
- 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 nature-cultures and society as well as environmental humanities and environmental social sciences be addressed in the ethical guidelines?
For more information about the event, please contact Adviser Oona Myllyntaus: oona.myllyntaus@tenk.fi or +358 44 4932 609.
More information about the continuation of the project will be updated on the TENK website.
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