Data Governance, Data Protection, Events and Publications, Researcher Awareness , , September 25, 2023

A neuroscience perspective on ethics dumping & animal data governance

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Animal welfare regulation varies across the globe. While non-human primates (NHPs) are crucial in neuroscience research, their use is increasingly restricted in many countries. A recent paper in Frontiers in Neuroinformatics explores how to put an end to “ethics dumping” – where researchers move experiments to locations to circumvent animal welfare regulation – and argues…

Capacity Building, Data Governance, Data Protection, EBRAINS July 11, 2023

Human and Animal Data in EBRAINS

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Brain research generates and applies big, multidimensional and multifunctional data with different levels of sensitivity. The usability, quality, integrity, availability and security of these data are critical to excellent neuroscience research and innovation. To ensure these essential qualities, as well as adherence to the FAIR data principles, EBRAINS has established a comprehensive framework and structure for…

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Capacity Building, Ethics and Society , May 2, 2023

Building capacity for responsible brain research and innovation

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In the Human Brain Project, Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) has been a guiding principle for development and deployment of the EBRAINS research infrastructure. Part of our effort includes a set of Ethics & Society capacity building resources and training on RRI. To help scientists, science managers and others to understand how responsible research and…