Ethics Committee
The Ethics Committee of the University of Milan provides opinions on research projects submitted by internal researchers, in accordance with the ethical principles established by national and international laws and regulations, and with the Statute and Code of Ethics of the University.
Research projects submitted to the Committee are analysed and evaluated against the fundamental principles of scientific research, in order to foster ethical awareness regarding the impacts of the proposed research activity on the environment, society, and the autonomy of anyone involved in the research project.
An opinion by the Committee is usually needed to submit an application for funding to national, EU or international institutions, or to publish research findings in scientific journals.
The Ethics Committee cannot rule on clinical trials of drugs, as these fall under the supervision of Local Ethics Committees (CET) or National Ethics Committees (CEN).
Pursuant to Chapter V of the Code of Ethics and for Research Integrity, the Committee also issues opinions on breaches of the Code, provided that they do not constitute a disciplinary violation.
The minutes of the Ethics Committee meetings are available to Committee members only on Unimibox.
Maria Lidia Mantia (responsible)
[email protected]
Tel. +39 02 503 12667
Cinzia Cherubini
[email protected]
The Research Ethics and Ethics Committee Support Office informs that the maximum number of projects that can be examined in the July 2024 session has been reached. As a consequence of this, the projects sent starting from 28 June 2024 will in any case be taken care of, but discussed in subsequent sessions according to the order of presentation and taking into account the completeness of the documentation at the time of the request.
The document submission deadline date is valid unless the maximum number of projects that can be examined earlier is reached. The minutes of the Ethics Committee meetings are available to Committee members only on Unimibox.
The Committee is appointed every three academic years. It includes internal scientific experts and one external member, specialising in different fields:
- Margherita Maria Ramajoli, full professor of Administrative Law - academic field IUS/10, President
- Alfio Ferrara, full professor of Informatics - academic field INF/01
- Giovanni Ziccardi, senior associate professor of Philosophy of Law - academic field IUS/20
- Chiara Ragni, senior associate professor of International Law - academic field IUS/13
- Luigi Sironi, senior associate professor of Pharmacology - academic field BIO/14
- Valeria Edefonti, senior associate professor of Medical Statistics - academic field MED/01
- Giuseppe Curigliano, senior associate professor of Medical Oncology - academic field MED/06
- Beatrice Magni, senior associate professor of Political Philosophy - academic field SPS/01
- Francesca Minerva, research fellow of Moral Philosophy - academic field M-FIL/03
- Domenico Mavilio, senior associate professor of Technical Sciences for Laboratory Medicine - academic field MED/46
- Patrizia Borsellino, full professor of Philosophy of Law - academic field IUS/20 – University of Milano-Bicocca.