Whose responsibility is responsible conduct of research, i.e. research integrity? 1. Ultimately the individual researchers – they bear the responsibility for their research practices and the results they publish – whether they work individually or in teams 2. But research integrity is also a collective responsibility 2a. It is an institutional responsibility – Institutions such

Anthropogenic climate change is “one of the greatest challenges of our time” as affirmed by the governments of the world. The newest comprehensive assessment Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) documents a rapidly and profoundly changing Earth System and provides the latest understanding of changes ahead

Human embryonic stem cells (hESC) have two main characteristics that make them such an appealing cell type for regenerative medicine: they can stay in culture in an undifferentiated state for an unlimited time, and steered by correct triggers, the can differentiate into any cell type in the body.  It has taken several decades for the

Patient organisations have developed from a shoulder to cry on to important tools encouraging families to engage in research.  They have merged from tiny groups in local communities, to national organisations, and on to a global movement of families, support groups and researchers; melting, bit by bit, the fear of the disease by the power

This paper outlines how international governance processes reflect and respond to tensions between scientific freedom and security in relation to work involving dangerous pathogens and how responsibility is increasingly emphasised in this work. It incorporates consideration of reciprocal responsibilities of policy-makers and scientists in the development and implementation of governance measures in this area.  International

Our panel will look at how to promote scientific validity within political decision-making processes. In my speech I will focus on the issue of public decisions’ empirical bases. In Europe, two approaches have conflicted for the past twenty years, or perhaps even more: that of decisions’ empirical bases, and the precaution principle. These approaches are

Every day around the world, governing bodies enforce new policy measures to improve people’s health and well-being, reform education or regulate the economy. The process leading to new policy is very often the same. A societal problem emerges getting media and political attention, then a handful of people in charge consult experts, sometimes ask the