SOPs4RI Guidelines for research institutions on Responsible Supervision and Leadership - Supervision requirements & guidelines

What is this about?

This guideline presents a set of recommendations for research institutions on informing and empowering supervisors regarding their rights, roles and responsibilities.

Competent supervision and mentoring must be offered to researchers at all stages of their career development. The RIPP must specify procedures and criteria for qualifying as a supervisor or mentor and must include guidelines for supervision and mentoring of researchers at different career stages, with due attention to responsible conduct of research and research integrity. Also, we assure that academic leadership is valued and made tangible in this guidelines.

Why is this important?

Research institutions, supervisors, and mentors have an important role when it comes to research integrity. Responsible supervision and mentorship is necessary to ensure responsible socialization of supervisees into research, as well as to foster responsible research practices. Supervisors and mentors can benefit from support from their research institutions in providing responsible supervision and mentorship. This guideline presents a set of recommendations to research institutions on improving their institutional supervision structures and giving support to supervisors in developing their supervision skills. The guideline consists of recommendations on improving institutional support structures for supervisors, providing supervisors with necessary knowledge, training and support, and rewarding supervision in the evaluation and assessment of researchers. The guideline provides information relevant for research officers, trainers, managers, and coordinators, as well as deans, rectors and other institutional leaders

For whom is this important?

Academic staffAdministratorsAcademic institutionsAdvisors of studentsAll stakeholders in researchCollaborating researchersDoctoral studentsECRDoctoral studentsEarly career researchersGraduate and postgraduate studentsPI'sMaster studentsMentorsPrincipal investigatorsphd studentsProfessorsPhD studentsResearch Administrators

What are the best practices?

Given the broad diversity that exists among research institutions, it is possible that some recommendations are not applicable in all research settings. For this reason, the guidelines should not be seen as a ‘one-size-fits-all’, but rather as a tool that can be used flexibly and adapted to meet institutions’ specific needs.

Furthermore, several best practices are highlighted in the guidelines itself.

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