Prof. Dr. Hella von Unger, LMU Munich

16:00 – 17:00 h

This introduction to research ethics focuses on social science research ethics and situates it within the broader field of scientific integrity and its close entanglement with data protection and privacy concerns. It explores how research ethics and data ethics intersect, overlap, and sometimes diverge. Drawing on examples from ethics consultation and review practice, the presentation illustrates key challenges in translating research ethics principles into everyday social science research practice.

To the slides: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18496265

Prof. Dr. Alexandra Bendixen, TU Chemnitz

16:00 – 17:00 h

Collecting, using and re-using data from human participants requires their informed consent, as well as the obedience of further principles of research ethics. In many institutions, studies involving human participants must be reviewed by an ethics committee. Based on our long-standing ethics committee work, we have developed the open-source Ethiktool software that allows researchers to generate an ethics application with all information and consent forms for their participants, including an EU-GDPR-compliant data privacy statement. In my talk, I will demonstrate how the software supports both researchers and ethics committees and how it fosters synergies between research ethics and research data management.

To the slides: https://www.nfdi.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20260304_ELSA_EthikTool.pdf

Maximilian Frank, M.Sc., LMU Munich

16:00 – 17:00 h

As part of its efforts to promote the provision and sharing of research data in psychology, the DGPs (German Psychological Society) has developed an access-class concept for research data. For several years, this concept has also been used in ethics proposals submitted to the DGPs’ Central Ethics Committee. During the application process, researchers are required to provide information on data availability and reuse. This presentation outlines the experiences gained with this concept to date, describes its impact on researchers’ data-sharing behaviour, and highlights common mistakes when completing the relevant form. Finally, we discuss the applicability and usefulness of this approach for other disciplines.

To the slides: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19258808 

Prof. Dr. Silke Schicktanz, University Medical Center Göttingen & Prof. Dr. Rainer Mühlhoff, Osnabrück University

16:00 – 17:00 h

Dr. Josef Jeschke, University and State Library of Saxony-Anhalt Halle

16:00 – 17:00 h

How to CARE in the Humanities?
Who owns cultural heritage? Who has authority over it? Who is the data owner of digitized cultural heritage? The CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance address these questions and aim to ensure Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, and Ethics.
In the humanities, “data” includes digitized and born-digital texts and objects, oral histories, and cultural artifacts used for research.
Without prioritizing CARE, FAIR workflows risk unintentionally reproducing colonial dynamics. Therefore, CARE should be embedded at the outset of workflows to ensure that subsequent FAIR activities respect community sovereignty.
This presentation will explore the challenges of applying CARE principles in the humanities and discuss the model of the Informed CARE Data Steward.

Dr.-Ing. Björn Schembera, University of Stuttgart

16:00 – 17:00 h

Prof. Walter Radermacher, LMU Munich

16:00 – 17:00 h

Nico Formanek, High-performance Computing Center Stuttgart

16:00 – 17:00 h

Dr. Sonja Mathes, TU Munich

16:00 – 17:00 h