Council for Ethics and Responsibility Established
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Due to its composition, the Council covers a broad spectrum of subjects and expertise and is intended to enable diverse approaches and perspectives on the topics through this diversity. Its members include the following professors from Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) and TU Dortmund University:
- Ulf Dittmer, UDE, Medicine
- Stefan Huster, RUB, Law
- Katja Ickstadt, TU Dortmund University, Statistics
- Elsa Kirchner, UDE, Medical Engineering
- Nicole Krämer, UDE, Social Psychology
- Karola Marky, RUB, IT Security
- Christian Neuhäuser, TU Dortmund University, Philosophy
- Wolfgang Rhode, TU Dortmund University, Astroparticle Physics
- Eva Weber-Guskar, RUB, Practical Philosophy/AI
Their task is to discuss overarching topics and reflect on principles that local ethics commissions can also use as a guide when evaluating individual research projects. The aim is to set common guidelines for ethical action in challenging and complex times, both for the individual institutions and within the network, emphasize the heads of the three partner universities. “We hope that the Council for Ethics and Responsibility will provide fundamental, value-oriented statements as well as analyses and advice in complex consideration processes,” say the Rectors of the University of Duisburg-Essen, Ruhr University Bochum and the TU Dortmund University, Prof. Barbara Albert, Prof. Martin Paul and Prof. Manfred Bayer. Accordingly, the Council is a good complement to ethics commissions or ombuds offices at the three partner universities.