Ethical assessment of collaborations

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The UvA wants to collaborate in projects based on shared values. Our aim is that education and research ultimately contribute to people's well-being and strengthen society.

How do we assess collaborations?

• UvA employees can assess new and ongoing partnerships using an assessment guideline. This guideline helps to identify ethical risks and determine appropriate follow-up actions.
• To support academics in choosing collaboration partners, the UvA set up an advisory committee in 2021, for example to prevent research data from being used by parties that violate human rights or have terrorist or ...

Focus areas

• [### Climate emergency and the fossil fuel industry

The UvA will not collaborate with companies from the fossil fuel sector unless a number of strict conditions are met.](https://www.uva.nl/en/research/research-environment/third-party-collaborations/research-involving-fossil-fuel-industry.html) - [### Conflict zones and human rights violations

One of the principles of the UvA as an academic institution is that we do not want to become involved in human rights violations or war crimes.](https://www.uva.nl/en/research/research-environment/third-party-collaborations/conflict-zones-and-human-rights-violations/conflict-zones-and-human-rights-violations.html) - [### Defence sector, police and others

Universities work with partners to strengthen the resilience and security of the Netherlands. The UvA does so as an independent and socially engaged university.](https://www.uva.nl/en/research/research-environment/third-party-collaborations/defence-sector-police-and-others/defence-sector-police-and-others.html)

News and updates

• The Executive Board and deans explain in this letter to the academic community why the UvA will not be entering any institutional collaborations in education and research with Israeli partners for the time being.
• UvA staff can now better assess their collaborations for the possibility that they unintentionally contribute to gross human rights violations, serious and irreversible damage to the environment, or otherwise have a ...
• The Executive Board of the UvA has decided not to enter into any new HorizonEurope collaborations with Israeli organisations for the time being, pending the results of an EU investigation into compliance with the ...
• UvA experts have been working for months to refine the framework that researchers use to assess potential collaborations with local and international partners. This is one of the actions the UvA is taking in response ...
• In the coming weeks, we will expand our policy on collaborating with external parties, in consultation with our academic community.