Ethics Committee of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam

Illustration diverser Köpfe

The Ethics Committee provides help and advice to scientists at the FH Potsdam with regard to ethical and legal aspects of their research and its consequences on humans and animals. It was established by the Senate in accordance with BbgHG (§ 64 para. 3) and works according to the regulations of the Ethics Committee of the FH Potsdam.

Info and services at a glance

Order

Applications

Contributors

Other relevant topics

Task of the Ethics Committee at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam

If necessary, the Ethics Committee examines the ethical justifiability of the objectives and procedures of research projects, e.g. the possible use for non-peaceful purposes, and checks whether all precautions have been taken to minimise risks or whether there is an appropriate balance between benefits and risks.

The following projects in particular are subject to the review:

  • intervention studies, projects that involve physical and/or mental impairment and risks for the test subjects; research for which the informed consent of the persons to be examined cannot be obtained (e.g. very young children or where the intention of the measurement is concealed).
  • projects involving significant safety-related risks to human dignity, life, health, freedom, property, the environment or peaceful coexistence. Risks exist in particular in research projects that are likely to generate knowledge, products or technologies that can be directly misused by third parties. The same applies if safety-relevant risks become apparent during the realisation of a research project.
  • projects involving animals which require authorisation under the Animal Welfare Act and which may also give rise to ethical concerns.
Abbildung eines Holzpuzzels mit Kopf und Justiziawaage

Ethics and scientific integrity

Further details on the tasks and principles of the Ethics Committee of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam are set out in the Ethics Committee Regulations.
The Ethics Committee is guided by the standards of scientific integrity; cf. for example

FAQ

Students should contact their supervisor in the respective department with their concerns.

Unfortunately, the Ethics Committee of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam lacks the necessary capacity to deal with external applications.

Concerns that can be clearly assigned to other FHP officers will not be forwarded to the relevant department by the Ethics Committee and must be contacted independently by the applicant.

Applications should be received no later than 7 weeks before submission of the project or programme. The processing time for applications is at least 6 weeks.

Composition & Members

The Ethics Committee is made up of university members from all status groups and external experts. The term of office is four years, that of the students two years; currently until the 31st of January 2027 or 31st of January 2025.

Group of professors

Substitute:

  • N.N.

Group of academic employees

Substitute:

Group of non-scientific employees

Substitute:

Group of students

  • N. N.

External

  • N. N.

Contact us

Please send your requests and/or applications to: ethik@fh-potsdam.de

 

Deputy Chairwoman

Anna-Sophie Barbutev, M. A.
Academic staff member in the project "Wissenschaftlerinnen in die Medien"

Managing Director

Dipl.-Pol. Patrizia Reicherl
Executive Director of the Senate, the Ethics Committee and for Committee Elections; Official Announcements

Dates

Weitere Termine
No content available.

Representatives for related topics

Naturally, in many cases it is not possible to draw a clear line between this and other areas that go beyond the fields of activity mentioned above. In most cases, the topics discussed are directly related to each other and a decision from an ethical perspective is only possible if they are considered in relation to each other. However, if the focus is clearly on the following topics, we refer to the following responsible persons or authorised representatives and experts at the university of applied sciences. In this case, contact is not made by the Ethics Committee, but must be made by the applicants themselves. If the enquiry also falls within the remit of the Ethics Committee, the respective expert will be consulted by the Ethics Committee.