Developed as part of the Trans Research Modules: Introduction to Methods, a collaborative effort between DIT and Impact at the Core from Erasmus University, and Convergence (themes Healthy Start and Resilient Delta Initiative) from TU Delft. This module is designed for researchers at various stages of their careers, from Master's students to seasoned Professors, with a particular focus on Master's and PhD students and Early Career Researchers in our current phase.
This module can help you to develop an understanding of ethics in research, specifically more collaborative forms of research. The aims of this module include understanding what research ethics is and different ways to reflect on ethical dilemmas in research.
Join Julia Wittmayer and Katharina Bauer bringing focus to building an understanding of the specific context of more collaborative forms of research, such as transformative research and their implications for research ethics. You will be able to engage deeply with the material through a workshop to trial utilising ethical theories with diverse, transformative research dilemmas. We look forward to your joining us.
How to follow the module?
Great to hear you want to learn more about ethics in transdisciplinary research.
Start out with introducing yourself with Ethics in Transformative Research by reading over and exploring the Infographic
Additional resources can be found in the literature list .
We aim to offer workshops and additionally support you in putting on your own Ethics in a workshop. Our resources for the workshop are shared as the PowerPoint, with the supporting workshop guide and resources we recommend you use within it:
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Katharina Bauer is an Associate Professor of Practical Philosophy at Erasmus School of Philosophy. She was a research fellow of the “Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)”at Ruhr Universität Bochum, visiting researcher of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen and Goethe Universität Frankfurt a.M. and Visiting Professor at Freie Universität Berlin. In her research and teaching projects, she is connecting different philosophical traditions, and building bridges between academic philosophy, other disciplines, and civic society. Against the background of fundamental ethical concepts and ideals (such as: dignity, authenticity, autonomy, hope), she investigates the impact of current societal, technological, and ecological challenges on moral agents.
Julia Wittmayer works as an Associate Professor at the Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences and as a senior researcher and advisor at DRIFT, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR). Her work focuses on social innovations and their governance in the context of just sustainability transitions in urban areas and energy systems. To support the development of knowledge and action that address societal challenges, she develops and implements a variety of collaborative action-oriented research formats. An academic role at EUR’s Design Impact Transition Platform allows her to analyse the academic context and the roles of universities in and for just sustainability transitions in her recent work.
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About the Design Impact Transition (DIT) platform
The Design Impact Transition (DIT) platform is a strategic initiative that creates infrastructures for transformative academic work at Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR). If you want to learn more about similar initiatives organised by the Design Impact Transition Platform, or if you would like to get involved in transforming education and academia, please email dit@eur.nl.
