National Research Ethics Committees

The National Research Ethics Committees are independent agencies for questions regarding research ethics, and investigation of misconduct, within all subject areas. The National Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics (NEM) NEM is an advisory and appeal body for the seven regional committees for medical research ethics. If you are to do medical or health research in Norway, or Norwegian scientists within this field doing research abroad, you must apply to the regional committees for medical research ethics (REK). Forms and information are available at REKs website: helseforskning.etikkom.no. Appeals on decisions are sent to REK and will be forwarded to NEM. The National Committee for Research Ethics in Science and Technology (NENT) NENT works at policy level by setting guidelines and general statements and meeting. The Committee also deals with individual research projects. Note that the scope of NENT also includes industrial research, agricultural and fisheries research ...