ECNP values statement

As a European scientific association, ECNP adheres to the Bonn Declaration of Freedom of Scientific Research: 

• The freedom of scientific research is a universal right and public good.
• Freedom of thought and intellectual creativity require also freedom and security of individuals.  
• Freedom of scientific research stands for openness, exchange, excellence, internationalism, diversity, equality, integrity, curiosity, responsibility and reflexivity. It is therefore a pillar of democracy. 
• Research and the freedom to conduct research are indispensable prerequisites for our social, cultural, political and economic resilience and progress. 
• Scientific research benefits the people and society through the advancement of knowledge. 
• Freedom of scientific research is a necessary condition for researchers to produce, share and transfer knowledge as a public good for the well-being of society. 
• Our hopes and ambitions to achieve a better future also depend on the freedom of scientific research.

For a statement of our principles of transparency and policies for mitigating conflicts of interests, see here.