Research ethics guidelines

These guidelines determine what is considered ethical research practice at Ilisimatusarfik. It is expected that both Ilisimatusarfik's employees, affiliated researchers and visiting scholars comply with these guidelines and take in to consideration which points are relevant in their own research projects.

In addition, students at Ilisimatusarfik will be introduced to the principles of responsible research practice and integrity in research. This especially applies to the teaching of graduate students. In addition, it is mandatory for the PhD School to offer courses in research ethics for Ilisimatusarfik's PhD students. It is also mandatory for Ilisimatusarfik's PhD students to participate in these courses.

According to Naalakkersuisut's national research strategy, national research ethics guidelines must be implemented as soon as possible. This has led, among other things, to the work carried out under the Ileqqussaasut project. The guidelines in this document have been developed independently of these future national guidelines. Ilisimatusarfik's guidelines for ethical research will be updated and adapted when the national guidelines and the guidelines developed through the Ileqqussaasut project have been implemented.

The guidelines are divided into two sections. The first section describes general research ethics and is based on international standards of good research practice.

The second section describes distinctive research ethics that apply to research in Greenland. These are based on standards for research, especially applicable to the Arctic and Greenland, as well as research in and around indigenous peoples.

You can read - and download - our research ethics guidelines on our website.