Science - Ethics - Politics
The ZIBI Graduate School Berlin holds a seminar series on topics at the interface between science, ethics and politics. We believe that in our changing world science is moving into a "public space". The young scientists have to be prepared for their place in society.
Fourth Session will take place in January 2012
Equal opportunities in science (prospective title)
Third Session will take place on January 21st 2011
Setting Science Agendas
- Can science be planned and why is it necessary?
- Who are the "players"?
- The growing importance of public private partnerships - advantages and risks.
Location and time will be announced.
Second Session was on December 7th, 2009
The Ethical Use of Animals in Research
First Session was on December 11th, 2008
The ZIBI Graduate School Berlin holds a seminar series on topics at the interface between science, ethics and politics. We believe that in our changing world science is moving into a "public space". The young scientists have to be prepared for their place in society.
Fourth Session will take place in January 2012
Equal opportunities in science (prospective title)
Third Session will take place on January 21st 2011
Setting Science Agendas
- Can science be planned and why is it necessary?
- Who are the "players"?
- The growing importance of public private partnerships - advantages and risks.
Location and time will be announced.
Second Session was on December 7th, 2009
The Ethical Use of Animals in Research
Talks:
Prof. Jörg Luy, Director of the Institute of Animal Welfare and Behavior, Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany:
"Animal Ethics - Past and Present, Criteria and Limits"
Prof. Thomas Hartung, Director of the Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore,USA
Alternatives to Animal Testing"
Special Afternoon Guest:
Dr. Gesa Rausch, Commissioner for Animal Welfare at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
"The Perfect Application for a License to do Animal Experiments"
First Session was on December 11th, 2008
Responsible Conduct of Research - What does it mean?
Moderation by Dr. Katrin Grüber, Institut Mensch, Ethik und Wissenschaft, Berlin
09:30 - 10:15 The rules of good scientific practice
Prof. G.W. Kreutzberg, MPI for Neurobiology, Martinsreid
10:15 - 11:00 Scientific communication and the responsible conduct of research
Dr. Marie-Claude Roland, Réflexives® INRA, Paris
11:30 - 12:15 When the rules of science collide with the rules of culture: Cultural influence on science
Dr. Stephan Petersen, Encompas® , Aachen
14:00 - 15:30 Discussion
16:00 - 17:30 The editor's work
Dr. Laurie Dempsey, Senior Editor of Nature Immunology, New York
