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This paper briefly describes the replicability crisis in the field of psychology and suggests some 'practical tools and strategies that researchers can implement to increase replicability and the overall quality of their scientific research'. +
The main goal of the first sessions is to introduce the five exercises which represent the face-to-face/participatory part of the blended learning training and to prepare trainees to practice facilitating the exercises themselves.
By taking part in the sessions trainees:
1) Learn how to reflect on their own practice by using the exercises.
2) Meet the specific learning goals for each exercise.
3) Get an example of how the exercises can be facilitated.
4) Reflect on what would they need to do or learn to be able to facilitate the exercises themselves. +
Join your fellow trainees and your trainers for the first participatory sessions (face to face or though conference call). During these sessions you will reflect upon the content of the online course and integrate the knowledge you have gained in practice while experiencing the group exercises, facilitated by the trainer.
Through the exercises, you will be guided to reflect on your own experiences and develop, in dialogue with others, insight in moral considerations about virtuous responses to (real) moral dilemmas in practice. Furthermore, you will learn how to foster reflection in others by focusing on your role as trainer. You will also learn the didactics of each exercise and how to apply them in your own work setting. +
Pratiquer une recherche intègre et responsable - Conducting Ethical and Responsible Research – Guidelines (2017), CNRS Ethics Committee (62. ChatGPT translated French Code, p. 1) +
Pratiquer une recherche intègre et responsable - Conducting Ethical and Responsible Research – Guidelines (2017) is a national framework authored by CNRS Ethics Committee (62. ChatGPT translated French Code, p. 1), in french, targeting nan. Originating from France, it aims to formalise principles of research integrity and open practice. It emphasises honesty, accountability, professional courtesy, and stewardship of resources, linking these values to reproducibility, credibility, and societal trust in research. The text covers responsibilities of researchers, institutions, funders, and journals, spelling out expectations for good practice in planning, conducting, publishing, and reviewing research. Common provisions include clear authorship criteria, proper citation and acknowledgement, management of conflicts of interest, transparency of methods and data, responsible supervision, and fair peer review. It also establishes procedures for handling breaches of integrity, defining misconduct, and setting up investigation mechanisms that ensure due process, proportional sanctions, and learning opportunities. By aligning with international standards, it connects local policy to global norms, reinforcing mobility of researchers and comparability of practices across borders. The document integrates the principle of education—training for students and staff on responsible conduct—ensuring that integrity is taught as a core skill rather than assumed knowledge. It also incorporates guidance on emerging issues such as data management, digital tools, open science, and new forms of dissemination, embedding integrity in contemporary workflows. Practical tools often include checklists, codes of behaviour, reporting templates, and FAQs, translating high-level principles into day-to-day actions. The intended audience spans researchers, supervisors, institutions, and policymakers, all of whom need clarity on their roles in safeguarding the credibility of research. Equity and diversity appear as cross-cutting themes, recognising that integrity involves creating inclusive environments free from discrimination, harassment, or exploitation. Overall, the resource situates research integrity as both a personal commitment and an institutional responsibility, embedding it into the full research cycle from design to dissemination. Annexes may provide case studies, historical context, and references to international declarations such as Singapore or Montreal statements. Definitions and glossaries support consistent interpretation, and contact points or ombudsperson systems are described to lower barriers to reporting. These features help the resource serve not only as a policy but also as a practical handbook.
Precision medicine, or personalized medicine, aims to prevent, diagnose, and treat the patient, taking into account their genetic and clinical picture. At the very heart of precision medicine is genetic testing as a diagnostic tool. The analysis of genome variants enables the detection of hereditary predispositions to diseases such as breast and colon cancer. In addition to oncology, precision medicine can also be used to treat rare diseases, various neurological conditions, and cardiovascular diseases.(1) +
This blog post describes a controversy that involved an industrial partner eager to report the results of an ongoing clinical trial based on analysing the first 25% of data. +
The assignments in preparation for the face-to- face training provide a basic understanding of the concepts used in the course (such as research integrity virtues, values, norms, moral dilemma and moral conflict) and prepare you for the exercises you are going to experience in the face to face sessions. +
Preparing raw clinical data for publication: guidance for journal editors, authors, and peer reviewers +
This article is intended for authors, journal editors and peer reviewers and provides guidance on how to prepare for sharing of raw data. The authors propose "a minimum standard" that would ensure patient privacy when sharing clinical research data. +
This study provides information about the role of the Research Integrity Officer (RIO) in preparing whistleblowers to report the case of research misconduct. The authors concluded that RIOs who fully inform whistleblowers help them make a more informed decision about reporting and reduce their stress. +
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This webpage lists benefits of posting papers on preprint servers and offers some practical tips to authors. It contains Quick Submission Checklist, Background Requirements and pointers on how to prepare the article for a preprint server. +
A final year PhD is invited for an interview for a position that seems too good to be true. At the interview it becomes clear the chair of the interview committee has a keen interest in the research findings of the PhD candidates research group, which are under patent, undisclosed and are currently being submitted for publication. After the interview the chair stresses his interest in the research findings and states he is looking for "team players, willing to share information with department colleagues". +
This is an online training that aims to promote research integrity through series of films and videos that regard the most important research practices. For example, it deals with official and institutional aspects of research, research ethics, questionable research practices, research misconduct such as FFP and various research dilemmas. +
Dr. Staffee was hired by local government to conduct a survey about prenatal care and later published her results, accordingly to the agreement with the government. A year later, one of Dr. Staffee's students wanted to reinterview one of the research subjects in the study in order to include the new interview in her dissertation. The research subject considered this a violation of privacy. The case study asks how such situations should be handled and how to protect the sources' privacy. +
This document describes the composition, duties and procedures of the Science Ethics Committee (SEC), which is a legally-recognized body created to enable research integrity in the country. From the election of members to organizational proceeding to the handling of misconduct cases, ell aspects of the SEC are covered in this guideline. +
A researcher delays looking at grant application she has been assigned to review and asks his trainee to review some of the grant proposals. +
A procrastinating researcher must face a review board when he has not finished his assignment. +
This blog provides details about the retraction of a paper that was published in ''Current Opinion in Psychology.'' This retracted paper showed too much similarity with another manuscript that was published by the same author, Prof. Brad Bushman. +
This policy brief from the PRINTEGER project presents recommendations for science policy makers and research managers on how to embed research integrity into the core of research excellence rather than treating it as an add-on. It begins by noting that the proliferation of codes, guidelines, and institutional policies can overwhelm researchers and institutions, often resulting in fragmentation and inconsistency. Therefore, PRINTEGER advocates shifting the focus from individual misconduct to organisational and systemic responsibility, and linking integrity with broader research governance, evaluation, and related policies (e.g. data protection). The brief includes conceptual clarifications about the relationships between “research integrity” and “misconduct,” arguing they should not be treated as direct opposites but as distinct yet related domains. It presents a set of recommendations, such as combining virtue-based and principle-based integrity policies, involving researchers in policy design, making integrity part of evaluation and incentives, clarifying misconduct procedures, and aligning with legal and ethical frameworks (including GDPR) +
Promoting responsible conduct in research through "survival skills" workshops: some mentoring is best done in a crowd +
The aim of the study was to offer an educational model which would provide graduate students with instruction in writing research articles, making oral presentations, obtaining employment or funding, supervising and teaching. The authors concluded that this would lead to the consideration of ethical aspects in a researcher's career, since they are not included in traditional ethics courses. +
