The Ethics Commission at TU Darmstadt

The Ethics Commission at TU Darmstadt examines research proposals to determine whether they are acceptable on ethical grounds. Another task is to check whether research proposals are compliant with the university's Zivilklausel (Civil Clause).

A new form has been developed for projects that have been slightly amended or expanded and are based on an application that has already been approved; this can be found in the “Forms” section.

Meeting dates of the Ethics Commission in 2026
Meeting Submission of ethics applications to by
26 January 2026 15 January 2026
17 March 2026 5 March 2026
4 May 2026 23 April2026
16 June 2026 7 June 2026
1 September 2026 20 August 2026
9 November 2026 29 October 2026
In accordance with the research profile of a university of technology, the Ethics Commission at TU Darmstadt has a broad interdisciplinary basis. To ensure that the Ethics Commission can work transparently and with responsibility for the entire university, all status groups are represented on the board. The members are nominated in consultation with the status groups and approved by the Senate.
Members Deputies
Professors
Professor Ulrich Brinkmann (FB 2)
Professor Florian Müller (FB 20)
Professorin Stephanie Pieschl (FB 3)
Professor Ralf Galuske (FB 10)
N.N.
Professor Steven Peters (FB 16)
Professorin Loes van Dam (FB 3)
N.N.
Students
David Brauch (FB 1)
Gabriel Drexler (FB 2)
Nikolas Meyer (FB 3)
Liones Nemetz (FB 5)
Academic Staff
Christina Koller (FB 10)
Jannis Blüml (FB 20)
Administrative & technical staff
Dr. Mônica Holtz (FB 2)
Heidi Schweitzer (FB 16)
Florian Ostertag (FB 2)
Lawyer
Professor Andreas Kerkemeyer (FB 1)
Jan Hansen (Dez. II)

Mission

Application

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