Improving Research Ethics Expertise and Competences to Ensure Reliability and Trust in Science

全球层面的研究伦理进程正面临越来越多的挑战：新技术和新兴技术给伦理审查员带来了挑战，他们可能不具备相关领域的技能；研究的日益国际化导致了人们对伦理倾销的担忧；整个欧洲和世界缺乏标准化。国家和欧盟研究政策的一个关键目标是确保遵守研究道德的最高标准。鉴于研究对社会的影响，在为问题提出创新解决办法的潜力方面，但伴随着相关的危害风险，严格的道德研究行为对于确保公众对科学努力的信任至关重要。IRECS将通过四种方式解决这些问题。首先，它将扫描和绘制欧洲和全球研究伦理界新技术和新兴技术提出的现有需求。其次，它将为欧洲和全球研究伦理界的受众制作和实施培训材料。第三，它将实施并永久建立培训方案。第四，它将提出适应欧洲研究伦理进程的建议。通过专业知识、全球合作伙伴和欧洲研究伦理网络作为利益攸关方咨询委员会合作伙伴或成员的独特结合，iRECS将发展一种新的研究伦理意识，并为不同用户提供可持续、多用途、多语言的互动培训方案。因此，该项目将Eneri和良好科学大使馆扩展到一个由研究伦理实践者、政策制定者和其他关键利益攸关方组成的横向社区。

The research ethics process is facing increasing challenges at a global level: new and emerging technologies present challenges to ethics reviewers who may be unskilled in the relevant fields; increased internationalisation of research has led to fears of ethics dumping; and there is a lack of standardisation across Europe and the world. A key objective of national and EU research policy is to ensure compliance with the highest standards of research ethics. Given the impact of research on society, in terms of potential to generate innovative solutions to problems, and yet with the associated risk of harm, rigorous ethical research conduct is essential to ensure public trust in the scientific endeavour. iRECS will address these problems in four ways. First, it will scan and map existing needs raised by new and emerging technologiesin European and global research ethics communities. Second, it will produce and implement training materials for European and global audiences in research ethics communities. Third, it will conduct and permanently establish training programmes. Fourth, it will propose adaptations to the research ethics process in Europe. Through a unique blend of expertise, global partners and the involvement of European research ethics networks as partners or members of the Stakeholder Advisory Board, iRECS will develop a fresh awareness of research ethics and sustainable, multi-purpose, multi-language interactive training programmes for different users. The project thus extends ENERI and the Embassy of Good Science into a horizontal community of research ethics practitioners, policy makers and other key stakeholders.