Medical ethics research inspires opera on the international stage
An international research project in medical ethics, coordinated from Uppsala University, ...
Fake journals, fake papers, fake citations: Navigating a risky publishing landscape
The event takes place on 20 MayThere is big money in scientific publishing. With Open Access, predatory publishers and fake journals emerged. Now, generative AI ...
Our research
We identify and explore current ethical issues through conceptual, normative and empirical approaches. Our research is both fundamental and applied: providing conceptual tools and hands-on guidance for stakeholders in research, policy, clinical practice, and beyond.
Our future
Students, scientist, professionals and decision-makers all experience ethical dilemmas. We provide tools to explore the values at stake, reflect and manage ethical problems.
Our third task
We take the third task of the University seriously and actively engage with stakeholders to build ethical competence, promote good research practice, and support uptake of research results through tailored & targeted science communication.
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The Ethics Blog: A research blog from CRB
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Autonomy consultants in healthcare?
Patient autonomy is a fundamental principle in healthcare and medical ethics. Patients have the right to be informed about what it means to undergo a proposed treatment (as well as what it means to refrain from it) and then say yes or no to the treatment. They also have the right to decide for themselves […]
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Health information when knowledge gaps are already filled
There is something misleading about the image of knowledge gaps. We imagine the gaps as voids that could easily be filled with knowledge. The challenge is often, on the contrary, to deal with the stubborn beliefs and attitudes that the knowledge gaps are already filled with. If our knowledge gaps were as empty as those […]
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Challenges to academic diversity
Academic work is conducted in many ways and has many functions and values. Researchers in law and astrophysics, in philosophy and oceanography, work every day with completely different tasks and methods, and the value of their contributions can hardly be compared. At the same time, academic diversity is challenged by another diversity: the many needs […]
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Losing a family member in an intensive care unit
An intensive care unit is a place where life is maintained with the help of advanced medical equipment. But it is also a place where life sometimes ends. In cases where it becomes clear that life-sustaining care is no longer meaningful, but should be changed into end-of-life care, the healthcare staff has a particularly great […]
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When youth participation becomes symbolic: voices and influence in global health governance
Global health discussions have, in recent years, made a point of involving young people. Conferences feature youth panels, international organisations hold youth consultations, and most major health strategies now list youth engagement as a priority. All in all, it seems only fair, given that the challenges being debated today (for instance, pandemic preparedness and management, […]
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