The Ethics Committee is a body appointed by the Senate. Upon request, it examines and evaluates research projects of scientists and students of Paderborn University according to ethical criteria with regard to the protection of human dignity, the autonomy and self-determination of people involved in research projects, as well as in safety-relevant cases, and issues statements on individual research projects.

The members of the Ethics Committee with voting rights are:

1. four members of the group of university teachers
2. one member of the group of academic staff
3. one member of the group of technical and administrative staff
4. one member of the group of students.

Each member has a deputy.

Head of the Ethics Committee:

• Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Anette Buyken
• Deputy Chairperson: Dr. Angela Grimminger

Members:

1. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Werner Homberg (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)
2. Prof. Dr. Claudia Öhlschläger (Faculty of Cultural Studies)
3. Prof. Dr. Anette Buyken (Faculty of Natural Sciences)
4. Prof. Dr. Yasemin Acar (Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics)
5. Dr. Angela Grimminger (Faculty of Cultural Studies)
6. Sharlene Frammelsberger (Central University Administration, Dec. 2/SG 2.3)
7. Marlena Müller (Faculty of Cultural Studies)

Deputy members:

1. Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Schmid (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)
2. Prof. Dr. Kirsten Schlegel-Matthies (Faculty of Cultural Studies)
3. Prof. Dr. Kirsten Schlegel-Matthies (Faculty of Natural Sciences)
4. Prof. Dr. Lena Steinhoff (Faculty of Business Administration and Economics)
5. Bianca Stutz (Faculty of Natural Sciences)
6. Svenja Schaefer (Central University Administration, Dec. 2/SG 2.3)
7. Jana Schmidt-Wulff (Faculty of Cultural Studies)

The members of the Ethics Committee and their deputies are appointed by the
Senate for a period of two years. The current term of office ends on 30.09.2023.