UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA'S BIOETHICSCOMMISSION(CBUB)

Dra.ItziardeLecuonaTenureTrackLecturerDeputyDirectoroftheBioethicsandLawObservatoryattheUniversityofBarcelonaMemberoftheUniversityofBarcelona'sBioethicsCommissionandMemberoftheLERUTGRI

Presentation

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CBUBwasestablishedin1996andevaluatesresearchprojectsthatarecarriedoutbymembersoftheUniversityofBarcelonacommunity

(academicsandresearchers)

Thefavourableopinionofthecommitteeisalegallyestablishedrequisiteforinitiatinganyresearchinvolvinghumans,biologicalsamplesofhuman

originorpersonaldataattheUniversityofBarcelona

TheBioethicsandLawObservatory‐UNESCOChairinBioethicsattheUniversityofBarcelonaistheCBUB'scontactandinformationpointforthe

public

Aims

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Fostering discussion about bioethical concerns

Encouragingresearchersanddoctoralstudentstraining inBioethicsandRRI

EvaluatingresearchprojectsthatarecarriedoutbymembersoftheUniversityofBarcelonacommunity(academicsandresearchers)

Functions

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Disseminating bioethics concerns and fostering debate

Evaluating the methodological, ethical, legal and social aspects of researchprojects and doctoral theses developed at the UB and of research projects ofpublic and private organizations (if there is an agreement)

Promoting research integrity and good scientific practices

Trainingprograms ofbioethics andresearch integrity addressed toresearchersfrom UBor from other institutions

In2002theCommissioncreatedtheNetworkofEthicsCommitteesinUniversitiesandPublicResearchCentresinSpain inordertoshareproblems,homogeneisingproceduresandgeneratingbestpracticesinresearch. 

Composition

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Composedbyatleast10membersthatneedtobeUBlecturetracksindifferentUBknowledgeareasinordertoensureaninterdisciplinarycommittee

Emeritusprofessors,retiredresearchersandreknown professionalsrelevanttothefieldshallalsoparticipateintheactivitiesoftheCBUBasadvisors

TheCommissionischairedbytheUB'sAssociateRectorofResearch,whothenappointstheSecretaryamongtheCBUB'smembersandadvisorspriorhearingtheCBUB

TheBioethicsandLawObservatoryoftheUB actsastechnicaladvisoryofficeoftheCBUB

ThecompositionoftheCBUBwillbeupdatedbythirdseveryfouryears

Organigram

CHAIRMAN

DomènecEspriuCliment, Vice‐RectorforResearch

SECRETARY

AlbertRoyes,Specialistandpermanentexternalconsultant

BOARDMEMBERS

MaríaCasado,FacultyofLawItziardeLecuona,FacultyofMedicineGemmaMarfany,FacultyofBiologyEduardoMariño,FacultyofPharmacyMiquelMartinez,FacultyofEducationIsabelMiralles,FacultyofLawIgnasiColl,PhDstudent

SENIORADVISORS

PilarAntón,UniversitySchoolofNursingMargaridaBoladeras,FacultyofPhilosophySergiErill,PharmacologyRoserGonzálezDuarte,FacultyofBiologyMiquelSerra,FacultyofPsychologyAntoniVallès,FacultyofMedicine

Generalworkingrules

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The Commission shall act when required by the nature of its functions and/orprovided prior request from the UB's Research Commission or the AssociateRector for Research

TheCommissionmayrequiereresearchers’ additionalinformationregardingtheirprojectwheneverdeemednecessaryinordertoissueanopinion

ThemembersoftheBioethicsCommitteemustrecusethemselvesfromparticipatingintheevaluation ofthoseprojectstheyhaveplayedadirectorindirectrolein

ThemembersoftheBioethicsCommissionmustrespecttheconfidentialityprinciple

Thewholeregulationscanbedownloadedin PDF format through the CBUBwebsite

Rulestoprocessreports

Resception atthe OGRC,theOPIRorthe

FBG

Subcommitteereport

CBUBevaluation Certificate

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The OGRC,theOPIRortheFBG,willsend

acopyoftherelevant

documentationtoCBUB’ssecretary

Thesubcommitteewilldevelopareportofeachprojectreceived

sotheycanbeevaluatedbytheCBUB

ThesecretarywillproposetothepresidentthedateoftheplenarymeetingoftheCommission.Thepresidentwillmakethe

callwiththecorrespondingagenda.Duringtheplenarymeetingtheprojectswill

beevaluated

Thesecretarywillsign,inappropriatecases,the

correspondingcertificateswiththeapprovalofthepresident

TherulestoprocessreportscanbedownloadedinPDF format throughtheCBUBwebsite

ProjectandthesesevaluationFORM

SHEETS

Researchprojectsordoctoralthesisinvolvinghumanexperimentation orusingbiologicalsamplesofhuman

origin

Declarationofrecognitionofethicalimplicationsin interactionswithhuman

beingsandsocialintervention inResearchProjectsorPhDthesis

Master FinalProjects (MFP),Grade FinalProjects (GFP)and Memories Practicum

(MP)which,accordingtotheircharacteristics,objectivesandmethodologyareappropriatetofilleitherForm1orForm2

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Formsheet1

Formsheet2

The researcher and his tutormust sign a sheet of compromise undertaking that work on the project or the ethical standards set by the CBUB are respected.

CBUBcommunicates

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Regardingsuspectedcasesofplagiarism

Regardingthecharacteristicsoftheinformationaddressedtothevolunteersthatparticipateinresearchproject

StatementonDoctoralThesispresentedattheUB‐ Experimentswithhumans‐ Useofbiologicalsamplesofhumanorigin‐ Interviewsorquestionnairestothesubjectsinvolved‐ Useofanimalsforexperimentation

Communiquéonstudents’ participationinresearchprojects

CommuniquéoftheCBUBonpossibleethicalproblemsinscientificpublications

CommunicatescanbedownloadedthtoughtheCBUBwebsitehttp://www.ub.edu/comissiobioetica/es/comunicats

ResponsibleResearchandInnovation(RRI)

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Horizon2020

Horizon2020isthebiggestEUResearchandInnovationprogrammeeverwithnearly€80billionoffundingavailableover7years(2014to2020)

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Excellentscience

Industrialleadership

Societalchallenges

Sciencewithandforsociety

RRI:Fromscienceinsocietytoscienceforsociety,withsociety

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Science forSociety Science with Society Reframing responsibility

Owen,R.,Macnaghten,P.,&Stilgoe,J.(2012).Responsibleresearchandinnovation:Fromscienceinsocietytoscienceforsociety,withsociety.ScienceandPublicPolicy,39(6),751‐760.

These key points must be articulated with each other

LandingonRRI

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Public Engagement

Science Education

Ethics

Governance

Gender equality

OpenAccess

6policy agendas that must beintegrated during the whole process ofresearch and innovation and work

articulately.

Stakeholdersinvolved

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Researchers

CivilSocietyOrganizators

Educators

Policy Makers

BusinessandIndustry

Working together inorder totacklesocietal challenges throughmutuallearning and research integrity.

RRI:Learningaimsandoutcomes

Learningoutcomes

Engagedpublics

Responsibleactors

Responsibleinstitutions

R&Ioutcomes

Ethicallyacceptable

Sustainable

Sociallydesirable

Solutionstosocietalchallenges

Health,FoodsecurityandsustainableagricultureBioeconomySecure,cleanandefficientenergy;Smart,greenandintegratedtransportClimateactionEuropeinachangingworld‐inclusive,innovativeandreflectivesocieties(...)

Moreinfo:RRIToolsproject

OBDintheRRIframework

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PublicEngagement

ScienceEducation

Ethics

Governance

GenderEquality

OpenAccess

Fostering an informed social debate as well as publicengagement in decision‐making regarding the bioethics field.

Training in the bioethics field as a tool to foster free decisionmaking.

Promoting a global, plural and multidisciplinary discussionrelated to the values and study fields of bioethics.

Recommendations to promote free and informed decision‐making and shared responsibilities to foster a transparentand democratic society.

Promoting gender equality in its scientific, academic andprofessional activities.

Fostering open access to information, shared knowledge andtransparency.

OBDOpen‐AccessDocuments

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AlldocumentsdevelopedbytheBioethicsandLawObservatory(OBD)arefreeinPDFformatandavailableinCatalan,SpanishandEnglish:http://www.bioeticayderecho.ub.edu/en/documentos

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