Research Ethics Day at the University of Bergen

Light breakfast buffet

Session 1: Scientific Publishing – A Changing Landscape

(This session will be in English)

Keynote: Federica Rosetta, Vice-President for Academic and Research Relations, EU, ELSEVIER

Title: Scholarly Communication: a changing landscape. Meeting new challenges in research integrity and publishing ethics.

The keynote will be followed by an on-stage interview by Marit Bakke, Vice Dean of Research, Faculty of Medicine, UiB, with:

• Federica Rosetta, Vice-President for Academic and Research Relations, EU, ELSEVIER
• Maria-Carme Torras-Calvo, Deputy Director General, University of Bergen Library
• Gunnar Sivertsen, Research Professor, Nordic Institute for Studies of innovation, research and education - NIFU

Session 2: Research ethics in publishing

(This session will be in Norwegian)

In recent years, there have been several cases revealing that quality control does not always work, either because journals are not reputable or because researchers submitting articles violate research ethics standards. Examples include plagiarism, data fabrication, gift authorship, fake peer review, selective reporting, duplicate publication- and unethical collaboration.


Presentation by: Ragna Aarli, Vice Dean of Research, Faculty of Law, UoB
Title: But which violations of research ethics standards should we respond to, and how?

A conversation:

• Marit Moe-Pryce, Managing Editor, Peace Research Institute Oslo - PRIO
• Per Steineide Refseth, Academic Librarian and Adviser, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
• Ragna Aarli, Vice Dean of Research, Faculty of Law, UoB
• Johannes Hjellbrekke, Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, UoB

Session 3: Co-authorship: Rights and responsibilities

(This session will be in Norwegian)

What do the current guidelines and regulations say about the rights and responsibilities of a co-author?

There are both similarities and differences among the various academic traditions: medicine, natural sciences and technology, and social sciences, humanities, and law. What are the differences across disciplines?

Presentation by: Vidar Enebakk, Secretary, National Research Ethics Committees
Title: Research ethics and co-authorship

A conversation:

• Vidar Enebakk, Secretary, National Research Ethics Committees
• Nina Langeland, Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UoB
• Øyvind Frette, Vice Dean for Research and Innovation, Faculty of Science and Technology, UoB

Session 4: Co-authorship between supervisor and PhD-student

(This session will be in English)

Good relations between supervisors and a PhD candidates are grounded in mutual respect and trust.
What are some of the common issues that arise between supervisors and PhD candidates regarding co-authorship?

A conversation:

• Ida-Elise Seppola Asplund, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Social Sciences, UoB
• Christian Jørgensen, Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, UoB
• Bjørn Ramberg, Professor, Faculty of Humanities, UiO