ethics
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Commentary
Commemorating Richard Dawkins’ 81st birthday: The God Delusion and its discontents – opinion
Around May 1952 philosopher Bertrand Russell (18 May 1872-2 February 1970) wrote an essay ‘Reflections on my eightieth birthday’ which…
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In the News
Calling Julian Assange a whistleblower or journalist is ‘dangerous’: CSU intelligence expert
Calling Julian Assange a journalist, or even a whistleblower, is reckless at best and dangerous at worst, according to a…
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In the News
Moral hazard: papers on organs from prisoners raise ‘issues of complicity’
Numerous papers published on transplants involve organs unethically harvested from executed prisoners, a new review argues. Australian and international researchers investigated…
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Industry & Research
Informed consent not as effective as you think: ethics prof
'Put down the paperwork'. It's an unlikely message from an ethics professor, but Mike Burgess, Chair in Biomedical Ethics at…
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Industry & Research
An ethicist’s take on those ‘obscene’ turtle researcher photos
Would you rescind an award if the recipient included 'racy' photographs in a presentation? The Herpetologists’ League would. The American society of amphibian…
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Industry & Research
People ‘very concerned’: professor alarmed by new research code of conduct
A medical researcher has warned countries like China are eclipsing us in terms of research integrity mechanisms. Professor David Vaux,…
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Commentary
When did human rights become racist? A reflection on relativism in Australian education
I am an agnostic left-leaning history academic and a high school teacher committed to the defence of human rights and,…
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Industry & Research
USYD research project suspended for questionable ethics
The University of Sydney’s Human Research Ethics Committee has suspended two academics’ research project for their use of pseudonyms in…
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Universities ‘not transparent’ about conflicts of interest
Australian universities are a long way from fully disclosing the connections between their researchers and vested interests, a new study…
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The Blog Rankings – the value of contemplation
This column has spoken to several academics who treat their blogs as a sort of pre-publication opportunity for peer review,…
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Beautiful one day, scandalised the next
The UQ scandal displays the nuanced trade-off between ethics and transparency writes Bill De Maria. The mighty Brisbane River bear hugs the…
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Embedding ethics in practice
While nurses and healthcare professionals frequently top the list of the most trusted professions, it is critical for universities to…
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