Theme:E30b6f25-2071-4f6c-80ed-7c22f9d0e4ab

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Research integrity in practice: dealing with everyday dilemmas

What is this about?

An important aspect of some research integrity (RI) training is to make clear and practical links between the instructional material and the “real life” of researchers. Reflecting on dilemmas in practice can be a valuable opportunity to reflect broadly on how to be ‘good’ researchers.

Why is this important?

As researchers we often face RI dilemmas. For example, a dilemma about the inclusion of an extra author in a publication. Most of the time, dilemmas are implicitly or explicitly related to relational aspects (e.g. collaboration with a supervisor or boss). Although guidelines and codes of conducts provide us with guidance on how to act, often we face difficult situations in which contrasting values are at stake. While developing RI trainings it is important to reflect on researchers’ day-to-day dilemmas in addition to theoretical knowledge of RI issues (e.g. codes of conduct, best practices, and regulations). This, however, can be challenging. It entails building a bridge between theory and practice, and reflecting on how to act in situations of ethical uncertainty.

For whom is this important?

phd students

The Embassy Editorial team, Iris Lechner, Natalie Evans, Andrijana Perković Paloš, Giulia Inguaggiato contributed to this theme. Latest contribution was Oct 22, 2021

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