Global Research Ethics and Integrity
The Global Research Ethics and Integrity Module (GREIM) was launched by Associate Professor Mary Wlodek (Associate Dean, MSGR) in the Gryphon Gallery on August 7, 2008
The Global Research Ethics and Integrity Module (GREIM) offers a dynamic and interactive approach to ethics and integrity issues in higher-degree research. The online course is designed to enable PhD and Research Masters candidates to join a community of established researchers, ethical experts and graduate research candidates discussing topics such as authorship, animal research, human ethics, intellectual property and research governance.
The official launch of GREIM was held on Thursday 7 August, 1pm-3pm, Gryphon Gallery, Graduate Centre. Keynote Address by Associate Professor Christopher Cordner, 'Why Research Ethics', followed by a workshop facilitated by Dr Paul Taylor, Manager Research Ethics, MRO.
GREIM is being offered to all graduate research students as a six-week intensive. The dynamic and interactive design of GREIM will enable all participants to explore the complexities of research ethics through personal reflection, group debate and discussion, and interviews with guest experts. Participating in GREIM will deepen your knowledge of local, national and international research ethics issues and hone your critical thinking and ethical reasoning skills. Specific module topics include:
- Research Conduct
- Authorship & Intellectual Property
- Research Limits
- Consent & Confidence
- Animal Research
- Commercialising Research
- Research Governance
To find out more, please consult the following pages:
Enrolments for GREIM Semester Two, 2008 are now closed. Please check this web site for details about GREIM in 2009.
GREIM is the product of a Universitas21 collaboration involving the Universities of Birmingham, Edinburgh, Hong Kong, Lund, Nottingham, Queensland, Virginia and UNSW; with the University of Melbourne as the lead institution. For more information, please contact Dr David Martin.