MANDATORY TRAINING: Research ethics and integrity

The ministerial decree of May 25, 2016 on postgraduate studies specifies that in France, doctoral schools “ensure that each doctoral student receives training in research ethics and scientific integrity ” (article 3).

It is in this context that Sciences Po's School of Research organizes an inter-semester course on research ethics and integrity.

This compulsory course for first-year doctoral students will kick off on Thursday November 14 with an inaugural conference in French and English with the following professors:
 

• Alain Chenu, Sciences Po's Scientific Integrity Officer (RIS) and Professor Emeritus in Sociology
   
• Nicolas Sauger, professor of political science and director of the PROGEDO research infrastructure
   
• Marie Scot, Associate Professor of History and Scientific Integrity Officer
   

You will then be able to choose two workshops from a set of eight thematic modules.

Validation of this course is based on attendance at the Inaugural Lecture and two modules, as well as completion of a self-assessment questionnaire on the ethical risks presented by your doctoral research project.

The Inaugural Lecture will cover the following points:

• Definition and history of concepts: ethics / deontology / scientific integrity / academic freedom
• Definition of ethical risks and breaches of scientific integrity
• National and European legislative and regulatory framework
• Presentation of Sciences Po's ethics and integrity programs for doctoral students
• Presentation of training modules and validation procedures

In the 2nd stage, you will be invited to register for 2 themed modules to be chosen from the following 8 workshops (subject to availability - 20 max per module; a module will be opened for a minimum of 5 registrants):

• Questions éthiques et enquêtes ethnographiques, session en français, 5 décembre 2024
• Questions éthiques et entretien, session en français, 12 décembre 2024
• Main Ethical Issues in Research,  session en anglais, 28 novembre 2024
• Main Ethical Issues in Research, session en anglais, 12 décembre 2024
• Questions éthiques et données (dont la collecte de données en ligne), session en français, 19 décembre 2024
• Question éthique et archives, session en français, 30 janvier 2025
• Questions éthiques,  objets sensibles (et personnes vulnérables), session en français, 6 février 2025
• Questions éthiques et terrains sensibles (par ex: étrangers), session en français, 13 février 2025

The inaugural conference in French will take place on Thursday, November 14, 2024, 
2.45pm-4.45pm, Jeannie De Clarens amphitheatre 
27 rue Saint Guillaume, 1st floor, elevator staircase
 

The inaugural lecture in English will take place on Thursday, November 14, 2024, 
from 5pm to 7pm, room 33 at 27 rue Saint Guillaume
 

Please register using the following form before November 10.