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This document sets down principles, standards and procedures for high-quality higher education in Iceland. It covers not only academic but also research activities within these institutions, and is therefore important for students and staff in these institutions. +
This document sets down principles, standards and procedures for high-quality higher education in Iceland. It covers not only academic but also research activities within these institutions, and is therefore important for students and staff in these institutions. +
These Principles and guidelines are intended mainly for policy makers responsible for the development of the school history curriculum and also for teachers and teacher trainers who deliver the curriculum to students.
There are 8 basic principles and guidelines set forth in this document: 1. Developing flexible curricula and interactive pedagogies which acknowledge cultural differences;2. Teaching and learning about the complex history of democracy;3. Reflecting the ways in which the activities of ordinary individuals and groups of people have shaped the history of societies;4. Recognising that people of different cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds have often been long established in societies;5. Valuing the multiple identities of both ‘the other’ and ourselves;6. Providing the tools for evaluating historical sources and combatting manipulative propaganda;7. Addressing issues that might be sensitive or controversial;8. Balancing the cognitive, the emotive and the ethical dimensions in history teaching and learning. +
Citizen science, according to the [https://www.ecsa.ngo/ European Citizen Science Association (ESCA)], is "an ‘umbrella’ term that describes a variety of ways in which the public participates in science. The main characteristics are that: (1) citizens are actively involved in research, in partnership or collaboration with scientists or professionals;and (2) there is a genuine outcome, such as new scientific knowledge, conservation action or policy change." +
In a list of major and minor research misbehaviours collaboratively developed by a group of research integrity experts, the research phase ‘Reporting’ (which describes analysis and publication of results jointly) contains the most items.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000000-QINU`"' Needless to say, the potential for misbehaviors in this phase is exacerbated by the vast number of decisions researchers must take during the course of analysis and reporting.
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Science is increasingly a team effort. Collaborations, however, are not without their challenges. A fact that is evident in the variety of research misbehaviors related to collaborations. +
Numerous ‘misbehaviours’ are associated with the data collection phase of research, from the intentional misconducts of fabrication, to lesser but more frequent ‘sloppy’ research practices such as poor note taking or inadequate data storage. +
Research practices that might be considered ‘questionable’ can occur at any point in the research process, from study design, through collaborations and data collection, to the reporting and dissemination of results. A list of major and minor research misbehaviours, categorised by when they occur during the research process, has been collaboratively developed by research integrity experts'"`UNIQ--ref-00000000-QINU`"'. The list includes eight items specifically on '''study design'''.
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A new graduate researcher suspects her supervisor of having falsified research for publications which were needed for his tenure. What should the researcher do? This is a fictional case. +
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RCR Casebook is a collection of case studies related to differenc topics of RCR. It explores important ethical dilemmas in research and is designed to help researchers, institutions and instructors to cope with these issues. +
RCR online course: build an online course to augment RCR training using evidenced-based learning theory +
This study shows how to implement evidence-based instructional design principles to develop a supplement online Responsible conduct of research (RCR) course. +
The RDA Endorsed Recommendations & Outputs page presents the set of formally endorsed outputs developed by RDA Working and Interest Groups that have passed community review and approval. These outputs include technical standards, guidelines, schemas, workflows, and other infrastructure tools that solve concrete challenges in data sharing, interoperability, and reuse. The page offers filters (by output type, status, domain, region) to explore these endorsed outputs, alongside metadata (authors, review status, working group origin). Each endorsed output comes with a level of endorsement, licensing (CC BY 4.0), and deposit in open repositories like Zenodo, making them accessible and reusable by the broader community. +
Environmental and climate-related challenges are global and reach all sectors of society. However, research and innovation (R&I) activities that address these challenges may carry substantial unintended implications. RE4GREEN aims to contribute to a European Research Area ethics and integrity framework for R&I activities designed to reduce the risk from such implications and to support the transition to a sustainable economy and society as envisioned by the European Green Deal. RE4GREEN will reflect diverse stakeholder views and relate them to cross-cutting environmental and climate ethics issues by applying a bottom-up social lab methodology. RE4GREEN’s framework will consist of operational research ethics and integrity guidelines, recommendations, and training materials for researchers, ethics and integrity experts and advisors, and ethics reviewers to ensure R&I activities support the Green Transition. +
This resource helps supervisors to foster a strong culture of research integrity. Participants learn how their everyday actions — both visible and subtle — shape ethical behaviour, explore practical strategies for guiding responsible research, and strengthen their ethical decision-making competence. By the end, they are prepared to lead by example and confidently support integrity throughout their research communities.
Supervisors are invited to elevate their impact as the pillars of research integrity, and to apply practical practices that build trust and transparency. With the training they can enhance ethical decision-making with proven frameworks and step confidently into the role of REI leader: by creating psychological safety, setting clear expectations, inspiring accountability, and shaping a culture that drives excellent, responsible research across teams.
The training utilises the conversation format described in the posters and includes 6 steps. These can be used to structure group conversations among colleagues, team-members, etc.). +
RETHINK #scicomm was a Horizon 2020 project that reimagined science communication in Europe by studying how digital platforms have reshaped the field and how citizens make sense of science in that environment. It created local “Rethinkerspaces” in seven countries to map who communicates about science, how, and why. Through action-research with these hubs, the project developed quality criteria, strategies, and training to strengthen openness, reflexivity, and trust in science communication. RETHINK produced policy recommendations, training resources, and reflective frameworks to foster deeper, more inclusive, and adaptive dialogue between science and society. +
The Researcher Identity Development: Strengthening Science in Society Strategies (RID-SSISS) project aims not only at helping Early Career Researchers (ECRs), that is doctoral students and postdocs, to develop as researchers.
It also seeks to provide them with the educational resources for acquiring the high-level competences and skills they need to act as researchers in a complex, highly competitive and interdisciplinary context. Such context calls for a new conceptualization of research and a new researcher profile. The RID-SSISS aims to contribute in this direction through the design, implementation and dissemination of training and resources. Moreover, the project has the added value of promoting participatory research and innovative proposals that foster transdisciplinary research among doctoral students and early career researchers. +
ROSIE General Guidelines on Responsible Open Science (2023), Responsible Open Science in Europe (ROSiE) +
The ROSIE General Guidelines on Responsible Open Science (2023), produced by Responsible Open Science in Europe, provide practical guidance for open science across EU member states. Openness is framed as the default while respecting ethics, privacy, IP, and security, linking it to research quality, reproducibility, and equitable access. The guidelines cover open access publishing, FAIR data, data management plans, persistent identifiers, and repository use, while outlining responsibilities for researchers and institutions, justified embargoes, and exceptions for sensitive data. They emphasize enabling infrastructure, alignment with initiatives like Plan S and the European Open Science Cloud, and monitoring through compliance checks. Equity, inclusion, and responsible openness are central, with safeguards for personal or Indigenous data and support for publisher-agnostic, community-owned platforms. Implementation assigns clear roles to researchers, institutions, funders, and publishers, making the guidelines a coherent reference that connects European practice to global standards. +
ROSiE is a three-year project funded by HORIZON2020. Its mission is to co-create with all related stakeholders novel practical tools to foster a responsible open science and citizen science. +
These are the field-specific guidelines that complement the [https://old.embassy.science/wiki-wiki/index.php?title=ROSiE_General_Guidelines_on_Responsible_Open_Science&action=edit&redlink=1 ROSiE General Guidelines on Responsible Open Science]. These guidelines cover the following fields: health and life sciences, social sciences, natural sciences, and the humanities. +
These general guidelines on responsible open science contain principles relevant to researchers and other stakeholders that utilize an open science approach. The principles are meant to ensure that open science practices are ethical and equitable. These general guidelines also act as the foundation for the field-specific guidelines on responsible open science.
The guidelines were drafted by the Responsible Open Science in Europe project, a Horizon 2020 project tasked to produce a responsible open science complement to the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity. +
