What do you have to take into account when developing your research?
Scientific research, technological and artistic development and innovation processes are a fundamental part of the essence of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV). Promoting the development of science and scientific knowledge promotes the progress of humanity and contributes to improving the quality of life of people.
However, scientific progress should not be achieved at any price, but should be carried out with respect for the ethical principles that should govern good scientific practice.
Get to know the basic principles that must follow all research developed by and at the UPV and the Integrity Policy Cientifica and Good Practices in Research at the UPV
Does your project require IRB approval?
Any research and/or teaching activity carried out at the UPV, either at the initiative of a member of a Department, Institute, Center, under subcontracting or even led by other institutions, but with the participation of the UPV and that has ethical or biosafety implications must be previously authorized by the Research Ethics Committee of the UPV. Thus, if your project is in any of the following cases, you must express authorization before it can be carried out:
- Research involving the development, deployment or use of Artificial Intelligence based on personal data or with the purpose of application in humans.
- clinical trial
- experimentation with human cells and tissues
- experimentation with human embryos and gametes
- non-clinical experimentation with humans (intervention and observation),
- collection and/or processing of personal data
- animal testing
- experimentation with genetically modified organisms or hazardous biological agents
- experimentation in the field of neuromarketing
- experiments that may endanger the safety and health of researchers,
- Research for military purposes
How to apply for an authorization?
You can request your ethical evaluation by sending the evaluation application digitally signed, according to the type of project and the complete documentation of the project, to the following e-mail address comite.etica@upv.es.
Do you still have questions?
Please check our Frequently Asked Questions
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On January 20, the conference “Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in Evaluation, Communication and Scientific Integrity”, organized by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities through the Spanish Committee on Research Ethics (CEEI) and in collaboration with the State Research Agency (AEI)… Read more: Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in Scientific Evaluation, Communication and Integrity - The Generalitat Valenciana establishes a new protocol for conducting research in public educational centers.
Some research projects are developed in both public and private schools. In all cases the CEI requests a favorable report from the school management for the development of the research. Now, a new requirement is added in the case of public… Read more: The Generalitat Valenciana establishes a new protocol for conducting research in public educational centers. - The CEI of the UPV attended the XIV Meeting of the Network of Ethics Committees of Universities and Public Organizations of Spain (RCE), held at the University of Girona.
A representation of the Research Ethics Committee of the Universitat Politècnica de València participated last May 7, 8 and 9 in the XIV Meeting of the Network of Ethics Committees of Universities and Public Organizations of Spain (RCE), held at the… Read more: The CEI of the UPV attended the XIV Meeting of the Network of Ethics Committees of Universities and Public Organizations of Spain (RCE), held at the University of Girona.