Research ethics & academic integrity

We develop knowledge about the laws, regulations and ethical guidelines that govern research through research, education, link libraries and information. We also play an active role in Uppsala University's work to develop good research practice.

A spotlight on research ethics

We support the development of ethical guidelines and recommendations for decision-makers in research, development and clinical practice. We identify ethical challenges in research practice, and explore questions raised by researchers. Through empirical work, we explore how different stakeholders view ethical challenges. We also create tools to manage research ethics, academic integrity, and promote good research practice.

The researcher as expert

We provide expertise and respond to referrals and government inquiries. The Centre plays an important role in the University's efforts to promote good research practice, and we participate actively in the discussion on the national level.

Our researchers engage in the public debate on ethics review and other questions related to research ethics. We also provide expertise in both national and international contexts. The Centre contributes the critical mass required to manage ethical concerns in large European collaborative projects, where our efforts contribute to developing ethical competence for a new generation of researchers, scientists and engineers.

Stefan Eriksson

Director of CRB, Senior lecturer & Associate Professor of research ethics, Advisor to the vice chancellor on good research practice, Research & teaching on scientific misconduct, autonomy, informed consent & publication ethics.

Sonja Bjelobaba

Research and teaching with a focus on academic integrity, research ethics and pedagogical development. Develops flexible and modular training on ethics and research integrity for new employees at Uppsala University.

William Bülow O'Nils

Senior lecturer in biomedical ethics, with research focus on normative issues that arise in the intersection of ethics, law and policy.

Kathinka Evers

Research with a focus on philosophy of mind, neurophilosophy, neuroethics, bioethics and artificial intelligence. Professor ad honoram at Universidad Central de Chile.

Mats Hansson

Senior professor in biomedical ethics with expertise in clinical issues, genetics and biobanks. Research focus on drug safety during pregnancy and breastfeeding, and genetic screening.

Deborah Mascalzoni

Research about ethics and policy for advanced research approaches in genetics and biomaterials with the integration of participant-centric approaches.

Tove Godskesen

Associate Professor of Medical Ethics at Uppsala University and Professor in Nursing at Nord University, Norway.

Kajsa Norberg Wieslander

Doctoral student exploring ethical issues in clinical research with children, with particular focus on children with cancer and informed consent.

Our publications

We publish the results of our research in scientific journals and in books. We publish dissertations, recommendations and reports and participate in the debate - both in media and through the Ethics Blog.

Providing expertise for governments & organisations

Our researchers contribute their expertise and respond to referrals and government inquiries.

Our roles as experts

Niklas Juth chairs the ethics council at Uppsala University Hospital. He is also a member of The Swedish Society of Medicine's degation for medical ethics, and an expert member of The Swedish National Council on Medical Ethics (SMER).
Stefan Eriksson is Advisor on good research practice to Uppsala University's Vice Chancellor. He is Executive Officer in the SUHF Expert group on ethics issues.
Deborah Mascalzoni is member of the WHO:s Technical Advisory Group on Genomics (TAG-G).
Sylvia Martin is member of the French Associaiton of CBT, participant in the Groupes d’intérêt et d’étude (GIE) for climate change, French representative of Radically Open DBT, expert in CBT for Personality disorders and impulsivity issues (ECCCLORE©).
Kathinka Evers International advisor for the Neuroethics Initiative at the University of Chile, Santiago, part of the Access Chile-Sweden academic collaboration. External member of the Commission on Research Integrity (Redelighetsutvalget) at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo.
Tove Godskesen is a member of Region Skåne's Ethics Council and a Scientific Member of the Skaraborg Institute for Research and Development Region Skånes Etikråd.
Joar Björk chairs the ethics council in Region Kronoberg. He is also a member of the ethics council of the Swedish Resuscitation Council and of the research ethics board in Region Kronoberg.
Jessica Nihlén Fahlquist is an ethics expert in The Ethics Council of The Swedish Association of Occupational Therapists. She is also an ethics expert in the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare's expert group for newborn screening.