About the Code

This code emphasizes four values that are important for equitable North-South research partnerships, i.e. partnerships between researchers and funders from high income countries and communities, research participants and researchers from lower income settings. The values are: Fairness, Respect, Care and Honesty. All articles in this code are linked to these values.

The code does not repeat standard requirements in ethical research. For instance, any and every research should be of the highest possible standard of excellence. Nobody should be subjected to the burden of research for substandard studies. This is applicable for all research and not specific to North South research collaborations.

The code was developed through extensive engagement with relevant stakeholders including highly vulnerable populations, researchers, research councils, policy advisors, industry representatives and research funders. It will be useful as an awareness raising tool for both researchers who embark on global research for the first time and for funders who fund global research and are concerned about "Ethics Dumping".

Emphasis for this code was placed on accessibility. Hence clear, short, simple language statements were prioritized over longer, technical descriptions.

In addition to the code, this website offers a wide range of learning materials related to these principles.

The TRUST project

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