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Drone 1444x963 - The Board of Governors of the 3rd of July 2020 has approved the new policy vision regarding military and dual-use research at Ghent University. This has big implications for research and development at Ghent University as well as research financing by the European Defense Fund in 2021. Research that can possibly be used militarily, is now possible. However, it must adhere to strict conditions: The necessary measures must be taken to prevent misuse of the research results at a later stage . Important: there is a strict reporting obligation: every dual-use research project or export of dual-use technology must be reported in advance to the Dual-Use Contact Point. Please do so by e-mailing the Dual-Use Notification Form to MeldpuntDU@ugent.be. The Dual-Use Contact Point. The Dual-Use Contact Point is the university's centre of expertise on dual-use research and it assists researchers that have questions regarding dual-use research (funding, administration, legislation, Ghent University policy, ethics approvals, practical matters, . Its mandate involves: applying for the necessary export licences when dual-use goods, software, technology or research results are shared (in the context of international collaborations, licensing, publications, conferences, etc. Some funding agencies and scientific journals request an ethics approval from the research institution in case of dual-use research. If so, the Dual-Use Contact Point can submit the research to the Committee on Human Rights Policy and Dual-Use Research. If an ethics approval is not mandatory, but you would like an ethics advice nonetheless (Can a specific research be submitted to UGent?
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