Ethics & Technology
The Ethics & Technology Research Group contributes to ethical reflection on the impact of technology on people, society and the environment. We make ethics and technology practical. This is how we contribute to the formation of a critical and responsible attitude among students, researchers, technology developers and citizens.
Our areas of expertise
Ethical parallel track for research and innovation
Ethical reflection in research and innovation with a range of practical tools in different phases of an innovation process.
Wise with technology
Practical working methods for ethical reflection on the impact of technology for education and professionalisation.
Ethical product development
Support for companies and organisations with practical tools for responsible innovation.
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dr. Steven Dorrestijn
Our focus
We work on ethical issues from practice in all domains and disciplines. Our key profiles include: 1) Ethics and technology in healthcare, 2) Society and digitalisation 3) Sustainability and technology.
Ethics and technology in healthcare
An ever increasing amount of technology is being used in healthcare to improve quality of care and keep care available. But what is 'good care'? And is that the same for patients, nurses, and managers? To answer these and other questions, we investigate the impact of healthcare technology, together with its users.
Society & digitalisation
Information technology is constantly present in daily life. What does it mean to be human in a technological environment that constantly exerts influence and is never ‘off’? How does that influence our thinking, feeling, choosing and acting? How can citizens, governments, institutions and companies adopt a responsible attitude in this force field and respect public values?
Sustainability and technology
Environmental and climate issues pose a major ethical challenge. The production of technology and our consumption behaviour are a key factor. Can technology become sustainable? This requires thinking and acting differently. How can we work towards a circular economy? Should we strive for degrowth? How do we bring nature-humanity-technology back into balance?
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Our researchers
Verena Schulze Greiving
Lecturer/main researcher Ethics & Technology
Related programmes
The following programmes are involved with our research group:
Studying at our research group
Would you like to work with us on a graduation or internship assignment? We are always looking for students who want to develop tools for ethical reflection or are interested in contributing to our plans for a future Ethics Lab.
Graduation assignments
- Max Manenschijn, 2023, 'VR Depression Experience'
- Eva Grootscholten, 2023, Depression through VR
- Madee Schreurs, 2023, 'Interactive installation for an educational ethics lab'
- Tale Nap, 2023, 'Interactive installation for an educational ethics lab'
- Thomas Raub, 2017, 'Using the Product Impact Tool for future planning'
- Rens Marcus, 2017, 'De Product Impact Tool toegepast in maatschappelijk verantwoord innoveren'
- Jonne van Belle, 2016, 'Ontwerpen met de Product Impact Tool'
- Stefanie Fleige, 2014, 'The benefit of the Product Impact Tool'