On 23th of February, 2023 the Research Council of Lithuania and Office of the Ombudsperson for Academic Ethics and Procedures organized the webinar on how to hear lay people’s voices with integrity in research practice.
In this webinar, participant learn about the PRO-Ethics project and its outcomes, including what ethical challenges emerge when involving participants in research. The BRIDGE project presented the Guidelines on Research Ethics and Research Integrity in Citizen Science developed by the BRIDGE team. Additionally, in discussion, the IANUS project was present and other lessons learnt from citizen science projects in Lithuania was shared.
Overall, the webinar aimed to educate participants on the importance of ethical considerations in citizen science research and to provide practical guidelines for ensuring that research is conducted ethically and with integrity.