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Mandatory

Research integrity and ethics – definitions and different approaches. 
Key guidelines 

Learning Goals: 

• Familiarity and understanding on what research ethics and the current guidelines are
• Familiarity on the current guidelines on research integrity and
• supporting guidelines from the Finnish National Board of Research Integrity (TENK)

Me as researcher – the proper manners – focus on research integrity, responsible RDM

Learning Goals:

• Familiarity of RI guidance
• Understanding of the RI violation process
• Basic knowledge of good RDM practices

Compliance; Human participants in research – focus on research ethics 

Learning Goals:

• Familiarity on GDPR requirements
• How to create a privacy notice
• Familiarity on Ethics pre-review process and its requirements

Select a minimum of 3 seminars from the list below

Preregistration to evaluate the number of participants. The estimate is for a smaller lecture hall; we can move to a bigger hall if needed.

Tue 11.11.2025 12:15-14:00

Deeper look into research ethics;  human participants, different methodologies.  Ethical guidelines and ethical review for research on nature and the environment LYTE. EU sustainability goals 

Learning Goals:

• Understanding research ethical issues in different methodologies and how to mitigate them (e.g. qualitative methods, experiments, surveys)
• Understanding research ethical issues in context of research on nature and the environment

Deeper look into research with human participants and contexts (organizational partners, collaboration, companies, global south)

Learning Goals

• Familiarity of the specificities in conducting research with partner organizations, Aalto guidelines and support
• How to take into consideration collaborators request and research ethical issues and guidelines, TENK guidelines and Allea code
• How to consider the specificities in conducting research in global south, TENK and other guidelines 

Compliance: Research integrity and technology: dual use, sanctions, quantum, safety and security issues 

Learning goals

• Familiarize with the relevant legislation
• Know the processes and support at Aalto

• Familiarize with safety and security issues at Aalto

Wed 19.11.2025
10:15-12:00

Research integrity and technology: AI

Learning goals

• Familiarize with ethical issues of AI (training data ethics, transparent models, model biases)
• The risks that AI can pose in modern society
• Be aware of upcoming legal requirements in relationship to ethics (AI Act)

Brain Imaging, Medical research, and  research with animals

Learning goals

• Understand the physical and moral (mind reading) risks of brain imaging
• Ethical issues in medical studies
• Overview of the ethics process with HUS

Research ethics and artistic research

Learning goals

• Awareness of possible ethical considerations in artistic research
• Reflection on the role of participants (as subjects or cocreators) as well as the audience of artistic outputs
• Best practices of authorship in artistic practices