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The Global Code of Conduct for Research in Resource-Poor Settings is a resource for all research stakeholders who want to ensure that research is carried out ethically in lower income settings and without ‘ethics dumping’ and ‘helicopter research’.
Main Adopters
In August 2018, the European Commission adopted the Global Code as a mandatory reference document for Horizon 2020.
The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership adopted the Global Code for all projects in August 2018.
The University of Capetown adopted the Global Code in April 2019, being the first university world-wide to do so.
The Abaseen Foundation adopted the Global Code in April 2019, being the first foundation world-wide to do so.
The University of Central Lancashire adopted the Global Code in July 2019, being the first European university to do so.
The UKRI GCRF One Ocean Hub was in July 2019 the first global project to build their ethics framework around the Global Code.
The NWO adopted the Global Code for a call launched in January 2020.
The Foundation Global Values Alliance adopted the Global Code in January 2020.
Wits University adopted the Global Code in April 2020 to make research more equitable
Partners for Health and Development in Africa, headquartered in Nairobi, adopted the Global Code in November 2021.
UCLan Cyprus adopted the Global Code in November 2021.
The National Science Centre in Poland adopted the Global Code in December 2021.
Dikoda adopted the Global Code in March 2022.