Charter of Ethics . 2. Principles and Duties
2.1. Legality
The research activities carried out within the CIDPCC must comply with the Statute of the Scientific Research Career, approved by Decree-Law No. 124/99, of 20 April, the Statutes of the University of Lisbon, the Statutes of the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, the Statutes of the IDPCC, the European Charter for Researchers, as well as other applicable legislation.
2.2. Respect and non-discrimination
a) CIDPCC promotes the respect among researchers, students, and staff, observing the values of equality, diversity, and non-discrimination, embodied in Article 13 of the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic.
(b) The Centre shall respect the principle of equal opportunities in the access, integration, and training activities within the scope of its activity.
c) CIDPCC shall promote respect and cordial treatment between researchers and other collaborators and stakeholders in all its activities. Any form of discrimination based on social, religious, ideological, or ethnic origins, sexual orientation, age, gender, or any other basis is prohibited, both in research and teaching functions and among the scientific community.
2.3. Freedom
a) CIDPCC respects freedom of thought and expression in the context of all the Centre’s activities.
b) The Centre promotes scientific freedom in the selection of research topics and research methods, accepting that freedom is indispensable for the advancement of knowledge and its dissemination.
c) Research cannot be subject to external interference or unjustified restrictions. The only exceptions to this principle are the ones related to theses’ supervision or dissertations’ guidance, to the research management strategy, or aspects that collide with legally protected interests, namely, intellectual property, only when strictly necessary.
2.4. Integrity and transparency
(a) Research shall be framed, reviewed, and carried out in such a way as to ensure its integrity and quality. Intellectual honesty and scientific rigour must be applied in the design of research projects, their development, and their conclusions.
b) It is prohibited copying, falsification, or plagiarism. The referencing of sources must be rigorous and respect intellectual property rights.
c) The autonomy, privacy and personal integrity of individuals who serve as research subjects must be protected. Participants in research projects must take part voluntarily, free from any kind of coercion, and the confidentiality of the information obtained must be respected.
d) Data generated in the course of research projects will follow European Data Protection rules, including the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation.
e) Research activities should be carried out in compliance with law and the university requirements, rules, and regulations, as well as the values embodied in this Charter.
f) The contributions of all individuals who participate, in a relevant way, in the design, implementation and interpretation of research projects should be recognized in an appropriate manner, corresponding to their contribution.
g) The independence of research activities must always be made clear, and any conflict of interest or situation that could lead to bias, as well as ideological orientations that are relevant to assessing the researcher’s impartiality, must be made explicit.
h) CIDPCC and all its researchers and collaborators ensure a safe physical space and a relational context free from moral and sexual harassment and repudiate practices of active or passive corruption.
2.5 Sustainability
a) CIDPCC follows sustainable practices and aims to contribute to Sustainable Development through its research projects, knowledge transfer, as well as in the management of its own physical space. CIDPCC promotes the rational use of consumables and energy sources and encourages the adoption of more sustainable food practices and products, within the scope of the face-to-face activities and other events promoted by the Centre.
b) The Centre complies with the Portuguese Council of Ministers Resolution no. 141/2018, of October 26, as well as the objectives defined in the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
2.6 Responsibility
a) Principal investigators and research supervisors are ultimately responsible for all procedures and ethical issues related to the projects they lead or supervise.
b) Principal investigators must manage the financial resources obtained rigorously, transparently and in accordance with the principles of efficiency and good administration, in order to ensure the success of the projects on time.
c) In international projects and missions, researchers must respect the research culture and rules of the host countries and institutions.