Activities and Events

Neks organizes biannual meetings for networking and exchange on current topics and concerns. This section also lists thematically relevant events, other activities, and working groups of neks.

Working Groups

Working Group Website

More information to follow.

If you have suggestions or are interested in contributing to the working group, please contact Eva-Maria Berens (eva-maria.berens@uni-bielefeld.de).

Working Group on Ethical Review of AI-Based Social Research

More information to follow.

If you have suggestions or are interested in contributing to the working group, please contact Hella von Unger (unger@lmu.de).

Working Group on Data Management and Research Ethics with a Focus on Qualitative Data

More information to follow.

If you have suggestions or are interested in contributing to the working group, please contact Kati Mozygemba (kati.mozygemba@uni-bremen.de) and Peter Furthmüller (furthmueller@dji.de).

Activities and Events

Current Activities

03. – 06.05.2026 Poster “From Ethics Guidelines to REC Practice: Promoting Research Integrity in Forced Migration Research in Germany” at the World Conference on Research Integrity (WCRI) Vancouver, Kanada

20.11.2025 Presentation “Ethische Prinzipien und Forschungsgrundsätze: Die Arbeit sozialwissenschaftlicher Ethikkommissionen (DE)” (EN: Ethical Principles and Research Guidelines: The Work of Social Science Ethics Committees) at the 43rd annual meeting of the “Arbeitskreis medizinischer Ethikkommissionen” (AKEK), Prof. Dr. Hella von Unger

04.04.2025 Reader Letter “Ethische Standards entstehen im Dialog (DE)” (EN: Ethical Standards Are Formed Through Dialogue), In: Deutsches Ärzteblatt 122(7), 414.

15.11.2024 Critical Statement on an Article in “Deutsches Ärzteblatt”

Upcoming Events

20.11.2026 6. Biannual neks Network Meeting, online

Past Events

12.06.2026 5. Biannual neks Network Meeting, Bonn

11.06.2026 Workshop and lecture with Dirk Lanzerath: “Building Trust in European Research: Evolving Models of Ethics Review and Governance in the Social Sciences and Humanities” at the Universitätsclub Bonn

05.12.2025 4. Biannual neks Network Meeting, online

01.09.2025 Online Workshop as part of the CHANGER workshop:
“Peer-based consultation on research ethics for qualitative social research”

27.06.2025 3. Biannual neks Network Meeting, Munich

26.06.2025 Ethics in Forced Migration Research – Workshop and Lecture in Munich

27.11.2024 2. Biannual neks Network Meeting, online

05.07.2024 1. Biannual neks Network Meeting (Founding Event), Munich

04./05.07.2024 Workshop “Participatory Approaches in Research Ethics”, Munich

14./15.09.2023 Symposium “Research Ethics and Ethics Reviews in the Social Sciences”, Munich