Cases for discussion

Human lives were lost. Some argue that it was because the researchers did not communicate the risks clearly enough. Can the researchers be held responsible?

Case for discussion about the considerations researchers must take when involving people with Down syndrome in research.

Case for discussion about payment of research participants.

A senior researcher publishes a scientific article based on bachelor theses he has supervised. Is this plagiarism?

Case for discussion about what is required to merit co-authorship.

Case for discussion on commissioned research and the limits of commissioner influence.

Case for discussion on the ethics of literary interpretation and the use of private information.

Case for discussion on informed consent in research with children in a vulnerable life situation.

Case for discussion about involving children in research, based on the well-known dictator game.

Case for discussion about deception research.

Case for discussion about information and consent in a study of the gap between actual and self-reported competence.

Case for discussion about co-authorship and collegiality.

Is it ethically acceptable in research to “outsource” medical trials to developing countries?

Case for discussion about research on unconscious patients.