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COMETS Opinion n°2024-46 : “The phenomenon fo attachment to “social robots”. A call for vigilance among the scientific research community”
« Social » robot GRETA ©Catherine Pelachaud CNRS/ISIR Sorbonne University. COMETS publishes a Opinion “The phenomenon fo attachment to "social robots". A call for vigilance among the scientific research community ” (n°2024-46), approved on july 1st, 2024. Working...
Opinion n°2023-45 – « Opportunity-driven campaigns : Ethical partnerships for scientific research ? »
COMETS publishes a Opinion “ Opportunity-driven campaigns : Ethical partnerships for scientific research? ” (n°2023-45), approved on september 14, 2023. Download the Opinion SUMMARY – COMETS was asked by the CNRS Chairman and CEO to make recommendations on the...
COMETS opinion n°2023-44 : « Freedom and Responsibility : Academic Researchers’ Public Advocacy »
COMETS publishes a Opinion “Freedom and Responsibility: Academic Researchers’ Public Advocacy ” (n°2023-44), approved on 23 june 2023.Access the Opinion SUMMARY – Academic research staff have long been advocates of various causes in the public arena; researchers...
Environmental impact of research & innovation : the CNRS office in Brussels invites you to discuss this issue with the chair of the CNRS ethics committee, Dr Christine Noiville – Wednesday, 7 June 2023, Bruxelles.
Environmental impact of research & innovation Mitigating the environmental impact of scientific activities without giving up on research excellence ? The CNRS office in Brussels invites you to discuss this issue with the chair of the CNRS ethics committee, Dr...
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COMETS Opinion n° 2022-43 : « Integrating environmental issues into research practices – An ethical responsibility »
COMETS publishes a Opinion "Integrating environmental issues into research practices - An ethical responsibility" (n°2022-43), approved on 5 December 2022. Access the Opinion SUMMARY - COMETS was asked by the CNRS President to address the issue of the environmental...
Interview with Christine Noiville, President of COMETS: « The research community has a responsibility to limit the environmental impact of its activities ».
The CNRS ethics committee (Comets) today issued an opinion on the environmental impact of research. Its chair Christine Noiville summarises the main messages for us. Access the interview (source CNRS infos 12/12/2022)
European Research Area Information Day 2023-2024 Programme – 09 November 2022
On 9 November 2022, the coordinator of the "Widening participation, European Research Area" NCP is organising a day dedicated to the ERA and the calls for projects of the 2023-2024 work programme. The aim of this face-to-face day is to raise awareness of the calls for...
Axel Kahn Tribute Day “Enriching the dialogue between science and ethics for the benefit of society” – 23 September 2022
This day is organised by the INRAE-Cirad-Ifremer-IRD Ethics Committee and the four presidents of these organisations. It is an invitation to examine the place of ethics in a research organisation and to initiate new forms of dialogue with the scientists of these...
“Massive health data: ethical issues for research” – 9 November 2022 – Inserm ethics committee
The 9th annual meeting of the Inserm ethics committee will focus on "Massive health data: ethical issues for research" - 8 November 2022 - In partnership with the Espace éthique Ile-de-France See the detailed programme
Conference “Young researchers, forerunners of change in science communication” – 29 September 2022
Young researchers, precursors of change in scientific communicationConference by Chérifa Boukacem-Zeghmouri on Thursday 29 September 2022 See the detailed programme
“Scientific integrity: deviance and compliance’ – research workshop on 13-14 October 2022
Research workshop "SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY: DEVIANCE AND COMPLIANCE", 13 October 2022 This research workshop is organised by the CTAD (CNRS, Université Paris Nanterre) and Triangle (CNRS, ENS Lyon, Université Lyon 2, Université Jean Monnet) laboratories, within the...
Webinar “Scientists and their commitments” – Institute for Environmental Transition Sorbonne University – 18 February 2022
Commitment and trust in expertise The seminar series "Scientists and their commitments" aims to question the forms of engagement of scientists in the public space in relation to ongoing environmental changes, and their effects on the work of researchers, their place...
Interview “Researchers have a strong responsibility to communicate in the public sphere”, with Christine Noiville, President of COMETS.
"Researchers have a strong responsibility to communicate in the public sphere": Christine Noiville, the new president of the CNRS Ethics Committee, recalls the growing challenges of the role of the researcher in society, and details the committee's new ambitions....
Webconference Inserm
The theme of the 8th annual day of the Inserm ethics committee will be "Research ethics in the context of crises". Read more
COMETS Opinion n°2021-42 : « Scientific communication during a health crisis : profusion, value and abuse »
COMETS publishes a new Opinion " Scientific communication during a health crisis : profusion, value and abuse " (n°2021-42), approved at the COMETS plenary session of 25 june 2021. Access to Opinion SUMMARY – In this Opinion, COMETS addresses the...
COMETS press statement on the complaint filed by Professors Didier Raoult and Éric Chabrière against Elisabeth Bik and Boris Barbour
COMETS press statement on the complaint filed by Professors Didier Raoult and Éric Chabrière against Elisabeth Bik and Boris Barbour 07/06/2021 On the initiative of Professor Didier Raoult and his colleague, Professor Éric Chabrière, legal proceedings have been opened...
New : “A qualification guide for health research” (INSERM may 2021)
New "A qualification guide for health research" edited by INSERM (may 2021) See document
COMETS opinion n°2021-41 : « Science, risk and precautionary principle »
COMETS publishes a new Opinion "Science, Risk and the Precautionary Principle" (No. 2021-41), approved on 10 March 2021. Access to opinion SUMMARY – Science has greatly improved the condition of humanity. It has contributed to the rise in global well-being. It has...
Interview with Jean-Gabriel Ganascia (Le Monde 24/10/20)
« Future developments in artificial intelligence require a strong reflection on the limits to be imposed » 25/10/2020. Link to article
Training : “Research integrity in scientific professions”
MOOC on FUN : "Research integrity in scientific professions" 01/09/2020. This session 3 will remain open from 1st September 2020 to 31 August 2021. Acces to training
Ethical chronicle
Monthly ethics chronicle by Jean-Gabriel Ganascia, the COMETS chair, in the magazine La Recherche.
Communication from the CNRS Ethics Committee (COMETS) concerning the texts of the planned Multiannual Research Programming Law, made public in June 2020.
Release by the CNRS Ethics Committee (COMETS) concerning the texts of the Multiannual Research Programming Bill, made public in June 2020. 01/07/2020. On 24 February 2020, COMETS published a contribution to the preliminary discussions on the Multiannual...
Research Ethics in a Health Crisis
Are ethics and scientific integrity a luxury that could be dispensed with in a situation as critical as the one we find ourselves in today? Elements of answers in this analysis by Jean-Gabriel Ganascia, President of Comets, CNRS Ethics Committee. Read...
Research in times of health crisis: ethical debates and respect of scientific integrity
Research in times of health crisis: ethical debates and respect of scientific integrity In a common message, the Ethics Committee of the CNRS and the Mission for Scientific Integrity of the CNRS reiterate the inherent principles of scientific and biomedical research...
The Global AI Ethics Consortium (GAIEC) on Ethics and the Use of Data and Artificial Intelligence in the Fight Against COVID-19 and other Pandemics is officially launched
The Global AI Ethics Consortium (GAIEC) on Ethics and the Use of Data and Artificial Intelligence in the Fight Against COVID-19 and other Pandemics is officially launched Munich, 15 April 2020 “The time for analysing how AI is deployed—whom it affects, how it affects...
ENRIO Statement: Research integrity even more important for research during a pandemic
Research integrity remains crucial in the COVID-19 crisis, given the need for robust, evidence-based conclusions, according to the European Network of Research Integrity Offices (ENRIO). Read the statement.
25 years of COMETS
CNRS Ethics Committee (COMETS) has just completed its twenty-fifth anniversary. On the occasion of the celebration of this anniversary, COMETS would like to open a phase of exchange with the members of the other ethics committees of research organisations and, more...
COMETS opinion n°2019-40 : “Publications in the open science data era”
COMETS has published a new Opinion—“Publications in the open science data era” (no.2019-40)— initially approved at the COMETS plenary session of 8 November 2019, then definitively approved on 14 January 2020. Access to the Opinion SUMMARY – The opening up of...
Opinion : “Interests and conflicts of interest in public research”
COMETS publishes a new Opinion «Interests and conflicts of interest in public research» (n°2019-39), approved at the COMETS plenary session of 08 April 2019. Access to Opinion SUMMARY – The current social context is such that conflicts of interest that may influence...
Research : a global right”
COMETS has published a new Opinion—“Research: a global right” (no. 2018-38), approved at the COMETS plenary session of 18 October 2018. Access to Opinion FORMAL INTERNAL REQUEST – Scientific research is necessary to address the challenges underlying the conservation...
What new responsibilities do researchers have at this time of debate over post-truth ?”
COMETS has published a new Opinion—“What new responsibilities do researchers have at this time of debate over post-truth?” (no. 2018-37)—approved at the COMETS session of 12 April 2018. Access to Opinion FORMAL INTERNAL REQUEST – Post-truth, alternative truth and fake...
Sexual harassment in the laboratory: some ethical considerations.
COMETS publishes a new Opinion "Sexual harassment in the laboratory: some ethical considerations" (n°2018-36), approved at the COMETS plenary session of 5 March 2018 Access to Opinion FORMAL INTERNAL REQUEST – The growing freedom of speech about cases of sexual...
COMETS Opinion n°2019-39 : “Freedoms and responsibilities in academic research”
COMETS publishes a new Opinion "Freedoms and responsibilities in academic research" (n°2018-35), approved at the COMETS plenary session of 1 February 2018 Access to Opinion SUMMARY – At the time of UNESCO’s revision in 2016 of a recommendation first published in 1974...
COMETS Opinion n° 2017-34 : “Ethical reflection on plagiarism in scientific research”
COMETS publishes a new Opinion "Ethical reflection on plagiarism in scientific research" (n°2018-34), approved at the COMETS plenary session of 27 June 2017 Access to Opinion SUMMARY – This COMETS Opinion offers an analysis of the different forms that plagiarism can...
Opinion : “How CNRS can respond to scientific integrity violations”
COMETS publie un nouvel Avis "How CNRS can respond to scientific integrity violations" (n°2016-33), approved in June 2016 Access to Opinion SUMMARY – This position paper focuses on how CNRS can implement the principles set out in the National Code of Ethics for...