Research management
PMU Ethics Committee

The Salzburg University Conference decided that each university in Salzburg should establish its own voluntary institutional ethics committee to address matters that fall outside the legal jurisdiction of the Salzburg State Ethics Committee.

In close collaboration between the University Hospital Salzburg and the Paracelsus Medical Private University (PMU), an institutional ethics committee was established and implemented according to PMU’s statutes, effective from January 14, 2022.

The goal is to offer accessible support to researchers at PMU and University Hospital Salzburg, as well as PMU students, supplementing the work of the primary state ethics committee.

As such, PMU complies with the recommendations outlined in the Guide for Integrity and Ethics.

Press release (in German only): Hochschulkonferenz beschließt neue Leitlinien für Standards guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis und wissenschaftsethischen Prinzipien (bmbwf.gv.at)

Practice Guidelines (in German only)

Application form (in German only)

Call for reviewers for the PMU Ethics Committee

The newly established PMU Ethics Committee (since March 2022) is seeking support from experts across all disciplines who are willing to serve as volunteer reviewers. This role is voluntary and unpaid; however, points for Service to the University will be awarded for completed reviews.

Requirements:

• For physicians: Completion of specialist medical training in accordance with Austrian medical law (ÄrzteG).
• For other professionals (e.g., nursing scientists, pharmacists, natural scientists, psychologists, etc.): Completion of relevant professional training, active research experience, and a PhD is desirable.

Data protection: For more information, please visit the following link:

Legal disclosure & Data protection (pmu.ac.at)