Self-driving cars, care robots, apps, software for recruitment procedures, or for use in complex medical diagnostic processes such as MRI scans — it has long been clear that many new technologies in the field of informatics bring both benefits and risks. The ambivalence of new technologies also raises the question of responsibility for the consequences associated with them. The aim of this lecture series is to contribute to this debate by discussing fundamental and application-oriented ethical questions in informatics together with relevant experts. An open discourse is particularly important to us, one in which all arguments surrounding often controversial topics can be heard and evaluated.

Do you have questions about ARRTI, our services or cooperation opportunities? 
Then visit our monthly ARRTI consultation hours! 
📅 When: Every first Wednesday of the month, 9:00–10:00 a.m. 
📍 Where: Karlsruhe, Douglasstr. 24, 2nd floor, room 204 or online 
The consultation hour is open to everyone at KIT: students, lecturers, researchers, and founders. 
Take this opportunity to talk to us about: 
• Questions about existing ARRTI courses 
• Opportunities to integrate tailored modules or events into your study programme 
• Integration of ARRTI offerings into, e.g., your courses, graduate programmes, or research groups, 
• Support with ethical reflection on your research and referral to relevant contacts 
• Collaboration on third-party funding applications 
☕ Coffee, tea, and biscuits will be available during the consultation hour – we look forward to chatting with you in a relaxed atmosphere! 
📩 Registration: by email to nico.braehler@kit.edu or just drop by spontaneously. 

Do you have questions about ARRTI, our services or cooperation opportunities? 
Then visit our monthly ARRTI consultation hours! 
📅 When: Every first Wednesday of the month, 9:00–10:00 a.m. 
📍 Where: Karlsruhe, Douglasstr. 24, 2nd floor, room 204 or online 
The consultation hour is open to everyone at KIT: students, lecturers, researchers, and founders. 
Take this opportunity to talk to us about: 
• Questions about existing ARRTI courses 
• Opportunities to integrate tailored modules or events into your study programme 
• Integration of ARRTI offerings into, e.g., your courses, graduate programmes, or research groups, 
• Support with ethical reflection on your research and referral to relevant contacts 
• Collaboration on third-party funding applications 
☕ Coffee, tea, and biscuits will be available during the consultation hour – we look forward to chatting with you in a relaxed atmosphere! 
📩 Registration: by email to nico.braehler@kit.edu or just drop by spontaneously. 

Lehrveranstaltungen in den Natur-, Ingenieur- oder Wirtschaftswissenschaften behandeln mitunter Inhalte, die in gesellschaftlichen Debatten mit rechtlichen und moralischen oder ethischen Fragestellungen verknüpft werden. Etwa: welche ökologische und soziale Verantwortung tragen Unternehmen und ihre MitarbeiterInnen? Wie sind die Folgen der Entwicklung neuer Technologien zu bewerten? In welchem Maße sollte der Staat digitale Plattformen und den Einsatz von KI regulieren? Der Kurs bietet Gelegenheit, sich mit den Grundlagen der Reflexion ethischer Fragestellungen in ihrem Verhältnis zum Recht zu befassen. Ziel ist es, Lehrende mit grundlegenden theoretischen Mitteln zur Analyse ethischer Probleme vertraut zu machen. Hierauf aufbauend werden praxisorientierte Werkzeuge vorgestellt, anhand derer sich Fragen nach Verantwortung, Autonomie, Gerechtigkeit und Nachhaltigkeit in der eigenen Lehre adressieren lassen. Im Mittelpunkt stehen dabei Übungen und Diskussionen zum methodischen Umgang mit ethischen Fragestellungen, wie sie sich in konkreten Lehrkontexten verschiedener Disziplinen stellen.
Zielsetzung und Kompetenzerwerb
Der Kurs stellt Methoden und Ansätze vor, die es Lehrenden erleichtern, ethische Problemlagen aufzugreifen und Studierenden Gelegenheit zu bieten, ihre eigene Reflexions- und Diskurskompetenzen zu schulen. Hierzu gehören Fallstudien und praxisnahe Szenarien, die aktuelle und relevante Herausforderungen veranschaulichen. Die Teilnehmenden erwerben praktische Kompetenzen, um orientiert an studentischen Bedürfnissen Lernräume für die kritische Reflexion normativer Fragestellungen zu schaffen.
Der Kurs wird in Kooperation mit der Academy for Responsibility in Research, Teaching, and Innovation (ARRTI) angeboten. Der eintägige Workshop umfasst 8 Arbeitseinheiten und richtet sich an Lehrende in allen Fachbereichen. Im Anschluss an den Kurs besteht das Angebot für Lehrende des KIT, 4 weitere Arbeitseinheiten über ein Co-Teaching an einem Einzeltermin in einer ihrer eigenen Lehrveranstaltungen zu erwerben. Es sind keine Vorkenntnisse erforderlich.

Do you have questions about ARRTI, our services or cooperation opportunities? 
Then visit our monthly ARRTI consultation hours! 
📅 When: Every first Wednesday of the month, 9:00–10:00 a.m. 
📍 Where: Karlsruhe, Douglasstr. 24, 2nd floor, room 204 or online 
The consultation hour is open to everyone at KIT: students, lecturers, researchers, and founders. 
Take this opportunity to talk to us about: 
• Questions about existing ARRTI courses 
• Opportunities to integrate tailored modules or events into your study programme 
• Integration of ARRTI offerings into, e.g., your courses, graduate programmes, or research groups, 
• Support with ethical reflection on your research and referral to relevant contacts 
• Collaboration on third-party funding applications 
☕ Coffee, tea, and biscuits will be available during the consultation hour – we look forward to chatting with you in a relaxed atmosphere! 
📩 Registration: by email to nico.braehler@kit.edu or just drop by spontaneously. 

Universities stand at the intersection of open inquiry and societal responsibility. In light of the war in Ukraine, which has starkly illustrated how quickly scientific advances can be repurposed for conflict, research that touches national security—whether in cryptography, dual‑use technologies, or emerging weapon systems—carries especially high stakes. This workshop seeks to bring together scholars, administrators, ethicists, and policy makers to explore the complex terrain of security‑relevant research (SRR) within higher‑education institutions. 
We aim to frame the conversation around fundamental questions such as: 
What qualifies as security‑relevant research? 
What processes and structures should be a part of universities to enable the responsible conducting of SRR? 
What responsibilities do individual researchers have regarding SRR? 
In what ways do contemporary funding structures and government contracts influence visibility and scrutiny of SRR? 
Advocates emphasize that academic freedom fuels innovation, peer review safeguards rigor, and university‑based research can offer transparent, ethical alternatives to opaque military labs. Critics highlight concerns about accelerating arms races, exposing students to dual‑use dilemmas, and creating conflicts of interest with industry or defense sponsors.  
One goal of the workshop is that the insights, case studies, and draft guidelines generated during the workshop could later be assembled into an edited volume. The aim is to capture the diverse perspectives and emerging best‑practice recommendations in a scholarly collection that can serve as a reference for institutions grappling with security‑relevant research. 

Universities stand at the intersection of open inquiry and societal responsibility. In light of the war in Ukraine, which has starkly illustrated how quickly scientific advances can be repurposed for conflict, research that touches national security—whether in cryptography, dual‑use technologies, or emerging weapon systems—carries especially high stakes. This workshop seeks to bring together scholars, administrators, ethicists, and policy makers to explore the complex terrain of security‑relevant research (SRR) within higher‑education institutions. 
We aim to frame the conversation around fundamental questions such as: 
What qualifies as security‑relevant research? 
What processes and structures should be a part of universities to enable the responsible conducting of SRR? 
What responsibilities do individual researchers have regarding SRR? 
In what ways do contemporary funding structures and government contracts influence visibility and scrutiny of SRR? 
Advocates emphasize that academic freedom fuels innovation, peer review safeguards rigor, and university‑based research can offer transparent, ethical alternatives to opaque military labs. Critics highlight concerns about accelerating arms races, exposing students to dual‑use dilemmas, and creating conflicts of interest with industry or defense sponsors.  
One goal of the workshop is that the insights, case studies, and draft guidelines generated during the workshop could later be assembled into an edited volume. The aim is to capture the diverse perspectives and emerging best‑practice recommendations in a scholarly collection that can serve as a reference for institutions grappling with security‑relevant research.