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Research ethics research, explained
3 open-access research ethics studies, each with a flashcard deck and a quiz.
- How do we know ethics committees work?
Countries pour resources into RECs, but quality assurance has been nearly silent on outcomes, so we may have processes without real protections for participants or communities.
- Do research rules restore trust?
Kerasidou argues that consent and ethics-committee rules make research more reliable, but restoring trust also requires trustworthiness and goodwill toward the vulnerable.
- How H3Africa consent forms explain genomics
Most H3Africa projects used broad consent, often because funders required data sharing, while forms explained genetics mainly through family inheritance.