Research ethics and data protection

The Norwegian Centre for Research Data (NSD) is the data protection official for AHO, and you must report any projects that involve personal data to NSD. NSD Data Protection Official provides information and advice and you can easily check whether you must report your project by visiting their website: www.nsd.uib.no/personvern

Responsibility for approval

The project manager is responsible for clarifying whether the project needs approval or must be reported to NSD and for ensuring that the necessary permits are obtained.

 

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Researchers at AHO must:

• Comply with the provisions in the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges that concern rights and obligations relating to academic freedom
• Familiarise themselves and comply with AHO’s ethical guidelines and the guidelines that apply within their research field
• Take into account that all research entails a responsibility for the knowledge the researcher gains access to, contribute to ensuring that this knowledge is not misused and that it benefits society
• Must not keep any aspects of their research activities secret to other researchers at AHO, except in cases where there are good and publicly accepted grounds for confidentiality
• Ensure that the scientific results for which the individual is responsible are sound enough to support the conclusions and that the raw data / sources used for the publications are available
• Explain how funds made available to their research have been managed
• Comply with the rules that apply to scientific publication in their field
• Where possible, participate in collegial communities that analyse and communicate research methods and results
• As an institution, AHO's handling of research ethics issues is subject to the same guidelines as its employees

Here you will find both overriding ethical guidelines and the ethical guidelines that apply to the different subject and theory areas: www.etikkom.no