Commission on Ethics and Scientific Integrity
KL is committed to adhering to scientific and ethical standards in research and teaching. The Scientific Integrity and Ethics Committee was set up for this purpose in accordance with the statutes of Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (as at 25/1/2016).
Study registration
The Ethics Committee points out that according to good clinical practice guidelines (GCP), all projects must be registered by the study management team in a public register. KL has set up an account for KL researchers in the clinicaltrails.gov database for this purpose.
- For more detailed information, please contact Sophie Schober (sophie.schober@kl.ac.at) or Oliver Friedrich (oliver.friedrich@kl.ac.at).
- Detailed instructions for registering on clinicaltrials.gov can be found here.
- Please also note our Affiliation policy: indication of institutional affiliation in publications
- KL is also a member of the Austrian Agency for Research Integrity.
Ethics Committee
Forms, guidelines
Forms, guidelines and further information on your Ethics Committee application
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Members of the Commission on Ethics and Scientific Integrity
Representatives of the scientific staff
- Professor Franz Trautinger (Chair)
- Alternate member: Professor Andreas Farnleitner, MSc
Senate representative
- Dr Martin Aigner
- Alternate member: Professor Herbert Koinig
External lawyer
- Dr Daniela Leitner, MAS
- Alternate member: Dr Markus Grimm, MBA
External physician
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Professor Jürgen Zezula
- Alternate member: Professor Bruno Podesser
External scientist
- Professor Christine Mannhalter (Deputy Chair)
- Alternate member: Professor Hannes Stockinger
Ethics
- Professor Giovanni Rubeis
- Alternate member: Dr Martin Brunner
Statistics
- Professor Sascha Klee
- Alternate member: Dr Uwe Graichen
Clinical Psychology
- Alternate member: Professor Stefan Stieger, PD
Consultations on Wednesday by appointment! Submit original documents for Ethic Committee approval to PO Box KL Ethics Committee, Block X-EG.
Legal basis
The Ethics Committee of Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences was set up on the basis of the relevant provisions of the following international guidelines and Austrian federal legislation.