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  • Nuffield Council on Bioethics

  • The Nuffield Council examines ethical issues arising from advances in medicine and biology. The Council addresses public concerns, and providing independent advice to assist policy makers and stimulate debate in bioethics.
    http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org

  • Policy, Ethics and Life Sciences Research Institute

  • A partnership between the universities of Newcastle and Durham and the International Centre for Life, PEALS aims to research, inform and improve policymaking, projessional practice and public participation in the life sciences.
    http://www.peals.ncl.ac.uk

  • Northeastern University Center for the Advancement of Science Education

  • Established for science students who wish to investigate and respond to ethical concerns through a combination of reflection and more active research and problem solving.
    http://www.casdn.neu.edu/~nucase/

  • A Brief Guide to the NSF's Policies and Procedures on Misconduct in Science and Engineering

  • Short brochure-length document in PDF format.
    http://www.oig.nsf.gov/misconductinsciencebrochure.pdf

  • TREnds

  • A newsletter on issues in teaching research ethics. Publication ceased after 1999.
    http://www.indiana.edu/~poynter/trends.html

  • On Being A Scientist: Responsible Conduct In Research

  • Pamphlet that seeks to describe the ethical foundations of scientific practices and some of the personal and professional issues that researchers encounter in their work.
    http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/obas/

  • ESA Code of Ethics

  • Text of the Ecological Society of America's guidelines for research and publication.
    http://www.esa.org/ecologist/codeofethics.php

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