Ethics

Every Early Stage Researcher (ESR) candidate must submit a statement on ethical issues. Depending on the research topic of the ESRs’ individual research proposals, several ethics issues could be relevant. Since there is a wide variety of methods used in different areas of the Humanities (focus groups, interviews, participatory research, combining methods of social sciences and life sciences, etc.), at a.r.t.e.s. EUmanities we expect to be faced with ethical issues regarding:

Good scientific practice
Correct treatment of scientific data
Ethics and safety assessment regarding research outside Europe
Research on Humans and Traditional Knowledge
Research on indigenous populations which requires fair benefit-sharing arrangements, misuse of data etc.
Observing and tracking the location of human participants
Involvement of children or people unable to give consent
Processing of personal data
Research on Prehistorian Human Remains
Research on Material of Historical Value

The <link>Ethic Advisory Board of a.r.t.e.s. EUmanities will check the ethical issues of the candidate, help the ESRs improve their ethical issues sheet and offer mentoring support to the ESR fellows for their individual research. The ESRs should adhere to the recognised ethical practices and fundamental ethical principles appropriate to their discipline(s) as well as to ethical standards as documented in the different national, sectoral or institutional Codes of Ethics. Their research must comply with national and international law. Important links:
The European Charter for Researchers
Guidance Note for Researchers and Evaluators of Social Sciences and Humanities Research