NERQ Training on Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
12 - 14 November 2025
Católica Medical School, Lisbon & Sintra
Organized by Bioethics Institute, Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Coordinated by Mara de Sousa Freitas, with expert trainers from the Network for Education on Research Quality (NERQ)

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The NERQ Training on Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) provides researchers with a foundational understanding and a practical approach to the ethical principles and standards that guide the responsible design, conduct and reporting of research. As issues affecting responsible research practices often fall into grey areas, this training will also focus on the dilemmas that researchers experience in their daily work. Participants will be challenged to discuss research cases (fictional or brought by participants) and critical reflect on what it means to be a responsible researcher.

Emerging challenges on RCR (such as the use of AI, open science and reproducibility) will also be addressed during the training.

Overall, this training aims to:

• Set the standards and framework of RCR, building on international guidelines, codes of conduct and policies;
• Foster awareness and critical reflection on the grey areas in RCR;
• Discuss emerging challenges in scientific integrity;
• Promote peer-learning and a mutual foundation of responsible researchers.

Format:

• In-person mix of theory sessions and practical exercises (some lecturers may attend online);
• Case studies and interactive discussions.

Target groups: PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, junior researchers, early career and senior lecturers from the biomedical, social sciences and humanities.

Language: Sessions will be held in English.

Target Audience: Professionals, students and researchers in the fields of Medicine, Law, Pharmacy, Nursing, Health Sciences, and Human Sciences, interested in deepening their understanding of the foundations, ethical problems/dilemmas, and practical applications of bioethics in the contemporary context.

Enrollment:

• Opens on September the 10^th 2025
• Closes on November the 5^th 2025

Places Available: 20 participants

The course will be held in person with contributions from international professors who will teach in English.

Fees and charges

• Participation in all sessions has a cost of €300 (euros). This amount must be paid in a single instalment, no later than seven days before the start of the course, November 5^th 2025.

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Let's Shape Tomorrow Together and build a research culture grounded in trust, respect, honesty, transparency, and responsibility.

CONTACTS

INSTITUTO DE BIOÉTICA

Sintra
E-mail: ib.fm@ucp.pt
Phone: (+351) 218 724 241
Sintra Campus
Estrada Octávio Pato
2635-631 Rio de Mouro