H 2020 and Horizon Europe related to Ethics

H 2020 and Horizon Europe – related to Ethics and Compliance 2020 -04 -16 Anna Raask, Senior Research Advisor, RSO KTH araask@kth. se , @justonemoreanna, @KTH_RO 2021 -02 -27 1

Ethics in European funded research • Ethics is given the highest priority in EU funded research • All the activities carried out under Horizon 2020 must comply with ethical principles and relevant national, EU and international legislation, ‒ Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union ‒ European Convention on Human Rights • Ethics will be even more important in the next framework programme Horizon Europe • The most common ethical issues include: ‒ ‒ 2021 -02 -27 the involvement of children, patients, vulnerable populations, the use of human embryonic stem cells, privacy and data protection issues, research on animals and non-human primates. 2

Ethics in European proposals (H 2020) • Proposal includes completing 1) Ethical Issues Table in the administrative forms on the Participant Portal (Part A), and if you have identified any ethics issues in the table, you also need to submit the Ethics Self Assessment (Part B), which should include a throughout description of the ethical issues and planning for arrangements (e. g. applicable permits within all the countries where research is conducted) to be in place. 2021 -02 -27 3

Ethics appraisal in H 2020 2021 -02 -27 4

Pre-award advice • Contact Research Support Office (RSO) and/or National Contact Point (Vinnova) • Bring in (the knowledge of an) ethicists at early stage of proposal drafting • What is Ethics for EC Reviewers? ‒ Compliance (Break No Rules) ‒ But also: Doing Good… • Relevant for all disciplines ‒ Competence: Compliance obviously necessary ‒ Proposal text calls for social sciences = Ethical ‒ Proposal “Impact” can be enhanced… ‒ Ethicist help not only avoid danger, but can help shape and clarify project’s “Good” Martin J O‘Malley, Ph. D, NCP Academy 2021 -02 -27 5

Pre-award advice • Proposal writing: 1. Identify all potential ethical “issues” in both proposal body and ethics section 2. Explain how ethical issues are respected as part of the project work (not as afterthought, nor in checkbox fashion) ‒ Provide sufficient info to support “Yes” in Ethics table (and more in Part 4 -5) 3. Integrate ethical considerations into milestones and reports ‒ Commit project to independent ethical evaluations with reports (Ethics appraisal, Ethics advisor in the project and/or Ethics WP/task/deliverable? ) ‒ Review whether this can be supported by project funds or by host institutions Other important issues: Data Management Plan, Risk assessment, Stakeholder engagement, Dual Use… Martin J O‘Malley, Ph. D, NCP Academy 2021 -02 -27 6

Resources • Horizon 2020 online manual on ethics • Guidande for Ethics self-assessment • Responsible Research and Innovation: aligning R&I with European society (video) • RRI Toolkit (webpage) • RRI Toolkit (video) 2021 -02 -27 7