Resources in Ethics

Centers| General | Publications| Research Ethics | Research Policy

This list is incomplete and continually updated. Suggestions for additions should be sent to poynter@indiana.edu. When an addition is made, it is flagged with this icon and previous new items are unflagged.

Inclusion on this list should not be construed as an endorsement; exclusion should not be construed as disapproval.

Centers

• Cardiff University Cardiff Centre for Ethics, Law and Society (CCels)
• Duke University The Kenan Institute for Ethics
• Georgetown University Kennedy Institute of Ethics
• Georgetown University Woodstock Theological Center
• Harvard University Center for Ethics and the Professions
• Illinois Institute of Technology Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions
• Indiana University Center for Bioethics
• Medical College of Wisconsin Center for the Study of Bioethics
• Muhlenberg College Center for Ethics
• Ohio University Institute for Applied and Professional Ethics
• Santa Clara University Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
• University of British Columbia W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics
• University of Montana Practical Ethics Center
• University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics
• University of Pittsburgh Center for Bioethics and Health Law
• York University Centre for Practical Ethics

General

• Association for Practical and Professional Ethics
• Center for Genetics and Society A nonprofit information and public affairs organization working to encourage responsible uses and effective societal governance of the new human genetic and reproductive technologies; inludes information in Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian
• Character Counts! A project of the Josephson Institute, Character Counts! reinforces the basics of good character: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship
• Council on Governmental Ethics Laws
• Ethics Updates Designed primarily to be used by ethics instructors and their students
• HumGen Policies Université de Montréal, Centre de recherche en droit public. Policy information on human genetics in English and French
• Josephson Institute A public-benefit, nonpartisan, nonprofit membership organization

Publications

• The International Journal of Laboratory Animal Science and Welfare To promote education and training in laboratory animal science
• Institutional Review Board Guidebook (officially entitled Protecting Human Research Subjects: Institutional Review Board Guidebook) Order the Guidebook or read it on the Web.
• Journal of College and Character
• Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal The focus is bioethics
• PubMed A service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 14 million MEDLINE citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's
• Science and Engineering Ethics A multi-disciplinary quarterly journal
  By special arrangement with Science and Engineering Ethics, we are pleased to make available these articles in .pdf format. The articles are copyrighted by Opragen Publications; institutions wishing to print multiple copies for educational or other purposes should request permission from Opragen Publications, PO Box 54, Guildford, Surrey GU1 2YF, UK; Tel/Fax: +44 1483 560074 info@opragen.co.uk; http://www.opragen.co.uk
  • Gunsalus, C.K. 1998. "How to blow the whistle and still have a career afterwards." Science and Engineering Ethics 4:51-64
  • Gunsalus, C.K. 1998. "Preventing the need for whistleblowing: Practical advice for university administrators." Science and Engineering Ethics 4:75-94
  • Pimple, K.D. 2002. "Six domains of research ethics: A heuristic framework for the responsible conduct of research." Science and Engineering Ethics 8:191-205

Research Ethics

• American Association for the Advancement of Science, especially the AAAS Scientific Freedom, Responsibility and Law program and the AAAS-NAS Compilation of Resources on Scientific Misconduct and Research Integrity
• American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics
• Applied Research Ethics National Association ARENA and PRIMR information is on the same web site.
• Columbia University, Bio and Medical Research Ethics
• Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) U.S. Food and Drug Administration. See especially Information for Clinical Investigators in the section on Small Business Assistance.
• CODEX The Swedish Research Council's gateway to various research ethics and professional guidelines. It is run in collaboration with the Centre for Bioethics at Karolinska Institutet & Uppsala University.
• Consortium Ethics Program A cooperative effort of the University of Pittsburgh Center for Medical Ethics and the Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania
• Foundation for Biomedical Research Improving health by promoting, understanding, and supporting humane and responsible animal research
• National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR) Advocating sound public policy that recognizes the vital role of humane animal use in biomedical research, higher education and product safety testing
• Office of Research Integrity (ORI), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Service (HHS) Includes information on ORI's Functions and Phone Numbers; ORI Publications; ORI General Information/Announcements, more, including Integrity and Misconduct in Research.
• Online Ethics Center at the National Academy of Engineering
• Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research PRIMR is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the medical and legal professions, industry and the public about the ethical, legal, and policy dimensions of appropriate and ethical research.
• Responsible Conduct of Research Education Consortium The RCREC is a non-profit, non-governmental consortium of institutions and organizations dedicated to promoting effective teaching of the responsible conduct of research.
• Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW) A non-profit educational association to promote humane care, use, and management of animals involved in research, testing or education in laboratory, agricultural, wildlife or other settings
• Stanford Prison Experiment (Stanford University) A slide show with extensive information on Philip G. Zimbardo's infamous 1971 experiment in social psychology
• Washington University Libraries: Ethics and Science

Research Policy

This short list provides examples. Most universities have a similar office.

• Indiana University, Office of the Vice-Provost for Research, Research Policies
• Michigan State University, Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, Research
• University of Chicago, University Research Administration
• University of Illinois-Champaign/Urbana, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
• University of Michigan, Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity
• University of Minnesota, Policies, Procedures and Guidelines Related to Research
• University of Wisconsin, Research and Sponsored Programs, Research Policies and Procedures