The Iscte Business School’s Ethics Committee (EC) is responsible for issuing opinions and recommendations, within the scope of the respective scientific areas, on the research carried out by students of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd cycle curricular units, of master’s theses, PhD theses or project reports. The Ethics Committee is also responsible for issuing opinions on the research carried out by teachers and researchers from the Iscte Business School and the Business Research Unit (BRU).

Ethics Committee Members

  • Professor João Madeira | President
  • Professor Ana Patrícia Duarte
  • Professor Helena Isidro
  • Professor Patrícia Filipe
  • Professor Sandra Loureiro

Guiding Documents

  • Regulations of the Ethics Council and Ethics Committees of Iscte – Click Here
  • Code of Ethical Conduct in Research Click Here
  • Guidelines for Researchers on Protection of Personal Data in Scientific Research Activities at Iscte – Click Here
  • Security and Private Data Protection Recommendations – Click Here
  • Procedures Flowchart – Click Here

Submission Requests

Submission Deadline  Meeting date of IBS Ethics Committee
19 of November 29 of November
21 of January 31 of January
  • Submission Guide – Click Here
  • Submission Form – Click Here
  • Questionnaire on processing of personal data – Click Here
  • Debriefing explanation – Click Here
  • Informed consent example (For studies where there is no processing of personal data of the participants) – Click Here
  • Informed consent example (For studies where data is collected from the participants) – Click Here