Lectures and seminars Pursuing high-quality research while maintaining good research practice
This seminar will explore how to create and sustain research environments that support both scientific excellence and responsible research conduct. Drawing on examples from research practice, we will discuss how research culture, organisational structures, and ethical reflection can support world-class research while upholding the principles of good research practice.
Registration: please register by Tuesday 17 November 2026
The seminar will be held in English and is open to researchers and research support staff at Karolinska Institutet.
Organizer: Committee for ethics and good research practice, Karolinska Institutet.
Chair: Professor Catarina Almqvist Malmros, Chair of the Committee for Ethics and Good Research Practice, Karolinska Institutet.
Programme
12:15 - 13:00 Lunch and coffee
A light lunch and coffee will be served outside the seminar room.
13:00 - 13:15 Welcome
Annika Östman Wernerson, President of Karolinska Institutet.
Catarina Almqvist Malmros, Professor and Chair of KI’s committee for ethics and good research practice.
13:15 - 13:40 Good research practice: Principles, Responsibilities and Current Challenges
Katarina Bjelke, Director General, Swedish Research Council.
13:40 - 14:20 Perspectives and Reflections on Good Research Practices
10 years after the “replication crisis” - what have we learned?
Anna Dreber Almenberg, Professor, Stockholm School of Economics
Research quality and good research practice
Jonas Åkerman, Associate Professor, Research integrity and ethics coordinator, Stockholm University
KI Researcher, TBA
14:20 - 14:55 Panel discussion and Q&A
Katarina Bjelke, Anna Dreber Almenberg, Jonas Åkerman, Vice president Martin Bergö m fl.
14:55 - 15:00 Closing Reflections
Catarina Almqvist Malmros, Chair.