Workshop notes: Code of Conduct for the Social Sciences and Humanities | SSHOPENCLOUD

Written by Veronika Keck, GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, edited by Irena Vipavc Brvar, Mathilde Steinsvåg Hansen, and Ina Nepstad

Working in open access, implementing reusability of research data, and FAIR principles, addressing legal and ethical issues are some of the key aspects of daily work for researchers striving to be in line with the principles of integrity, accountability, independence and impartiality. In recent years, many researchers have indicated the need for some guidance, standards, a code of conduct to support them to comply with GDPR while using data for the research. To fill this gap and support open access and reusability of research data within the context of EOSC, the SSHOC partners initiated work on a Code of Conduct for the Social Sciences and Humanities. The first results and achievements, outstanding work, and examples of creating a Code of Conduct for Health and Life Science were communicated during a 2,5-hours online workshop held on 17th of March 2021.

About 35 participants attended the event, organized by NSD and supported by UL-ADP, LIBER, and GESIS. It started with an introduction of the speakers and a Mentimeter survey on participant’s backgrounds. Followed by three presentations, a lively Q&A part, break-out sessions for expert discussions, and a plenary session at the end. This workshop provided the scientific community an opportunity to discuss the need and work-in-progress of a formal common framework that facilitates the harmonization of data-sharing rules and practices in relation to research.