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Why care about ethics in your ERC proposal?

In this video, Alejandro, Ethics Officer at the ERC Executive Agency, guides you through what ethics really means in the context of your application.
From identifying potential ethical issues to understanding the review process, you'll get clear, practical advice to help you build a strong, ethically sound proposal.

0:00 INTRO
0:43 WHY CARE ABOUT ETHICS
2:25 HOW TO PREPARE YOUR APPLICATION FOR THE ETHICS REVIEW?
7:05 COMPLETING THE ETHICS SELF-ASSESSMENT
8:21 THE ETHICS REVIEW PROCESS
9:51 ADDITIONAL SUPPORT MEASURES
10:28 WRAP UP

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Useful documents and links :

ERC official website
https://erc.europa.eu

ERC Ethics guidance page:
https://erc.europa.eu/managing-project/ethics

How to complete your ethics self-assessment (official guide):
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/guidance/how-to-complete-your-ethics-self-assessment_en.pdf

Horizon Europe Programme Guide (includes ethics guidance):
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/guidance/programme-guide_horizon_en.pdf

ERC contact page (for ethics queries):
https://erc.europa.eu/about-erc/contact-us

ERC video series playlist (watch the other videos!)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtv6FnsXqnXAYRk6HCErwMxwML0ZKoMcy&si=lSuystAeDIRmuP4K

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