Conference

Research Ethics Day at the University of Bergen 2025

It is fundamental for a knowledge-based society that the research underpinning policy is trustworthy. It is thus crucial that research is conducted to the highest ethical standards. To increase awareness of the importance of research ethics at the University of Bergen, we have established an annual research ethics day. This year’s conference has the main theme of ‘Research Ethics After AI.’ We look forward to a day of meaningful discussion on this important topic.

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Eivind Senneset, Kim. E. Andreassen

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RESEARCH ETHICS AFTER AI

PROGRAMME

08.30	Light breakfast buffet
09.00	Introduction of today´s programme: Marit Bakke, Professor, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, UiB, and Chair of the Programme Committee
09.05	Welcome address: Kjell Morten Myhr, Professor, Vice-Rector for Research, Innovation and Collaboration, UiB
09.10	Session 1: Big, Biased, and Synthetic: Data after AI How is AI changing and challenging practices of data collection, generation and validation? Keynote Anna Feigenbaum, Professor of Media and Digital Storytelling, School of Social & Political Sciences, University of Glasgow Title: Dancing with Robots? AI, Participation and Ethical Interactivity. A conversation: Budhaditya Chattopadhyay, Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design, UiB Anna Feigenbaum, Professor of Media and Digital Storytelling, School of Social & Political Sciences, University of Glasgow Torger Kielland, Professor, Faculty of Law, UiB. Helge Ræder, Professor, Consultant Pediatrician, Faculty of Medicine, UiB Moderator: Gabriele de Seta, Researcher and Project Leader, Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, Faculty of Humanities, UiB
10.15	Break
10.35	Session 2: Trust in the Black Box: Data Analysis after AI How is AI changing and challenging practices of data analysis? A conversation: Julien Brajard, Senior Researcher, Climate Modeling, The Nansen Center, NERSC. Mohammad Khalil, Associate Professor, AI and Education, Centre for the Science of Learning & Technology, Faculty of Psychology, UiB. Pekka Parviainen, Associate Professor, Machine Learning Group, Department of Informatics, Faculty of Science and Technology, UiB. Samia Touileb, Associate Professor, Natural Language Processing, Department of Information Science and Media Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, UiB Moderator: Nathalie Reuter, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, UiB
11.20	Session 3: Building Ethical Literacy: Towards a New Era of Research Ethics. How do we prepare researchers for an AI-driven research landscape? Presentation by: Lina Ruth Harder, PhD Candidate, Project: Extending Digital Narrative, Center for Digital Narrative, Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, Faculty of Humanities, UiB Title: Persona Non Data: Histobots and the Ethics of AI Simulation. A conversation: Anders Goksøyr, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, UiB and Deputy Member of the National Committee for Research Ethics in Science and Technology – NENT. Lina Ruth Harder, PhD Candidate, Center for Digital Narrative, Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, Faculty of Humanities, UiB Kari Steen-Johnsen, Deputy chair of the National Committee for Research Ethics in the Social Sciences and the Humanities - NESH Ingrid Miljeteig, Professor, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, UiB and Deputy Member of the National Research Ethics Committees- NEM Moderator: Ragna Aarli, Professor, Faculty of Law, UiB
12.10	Closing remarks: Marit Bakke, Professor, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, UiB, and Chair of the Programme Committee
	Lunch

Conference

03.10.2025 - 09.00–12.00

Storsalen, Nygårdsgaten 5, University of Bergen, 5015 Bergen

Kristin Hansen

Registration deadline

02.10.2025 - 16.00

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