Towards More Fortunate Experiments

This free seminar series, organised by U3A Manawatu, funded by Eastern & Central Community Trust and open to the public, looks at aspects of behaviour. Can we determine and apply criteria so as to act “correctly”?

May 8: Towards more fortunate experiments
How does society ensure that the quest for new knowledge is conducted responsibly and ethically? Are sets of rules or sets of principles more productive? How can institutions ensure that research does not cause unintended harm to participants? In this talk the development of research ethics and the current processes will be explained and the challenges in the area will be explored.

Presenter: Dr Brian Finch, Former Director of Ethics, Massey University

Admission Free: Gold coin for tea/coffee and biscuits.