Ethics Committee

How far may research go? As a commission of the University of Graz, we advise and support the governing bodies in ethical questions.

Areas of responsibility and members

The commission prepares expert opinions on the ethical justifiability of research projects and defines guidelines for conducting research on humans or animals.

Chair:
Dr. Manfred Scaria (retired President of the Higher Regional Court of Graz) for the period from 01.10.2022 to 26.01.2025

Deputy Chair:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Lukas Meyer (Department of Philosophy) for the period from 01.10.2022 to 26.01.2025

Further members

  • Univ. prof. Dr. Elke Gruber (Department of Educational Sciences)
  • Dr. Andreas Haidacher (retired Vice President of the Higher Regional Court of Graz)
  • Univ. prof. Dr. Matthias Lukan, LL.M. (Department of Law)
  • Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stephan Moebius (Department of Social and Economic Sciences)
  • Mag. Dr. Monika Prettenthaler (Department of Theology)
  • Sen. Scient. Dr. Sandra Schüssler, MSc, BSc (Medical University of Graz)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Martina Schweiger (Department of Natural Sciences)

 

Section of the Articles of Association Ethics Committee
Guidelines
Checklist for application

This is how you can reach us!

Mag.
Sigrid Eder

ethikkommission(at)uni-graz.at

Universitätsplatz 3, 8010 Graz