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This online glossary of European Network for Academic Integrity contains a large list of words related to research integrity. Its content is available in ten languages. +
As a network of networks, ENERI brings together researchers and other relevant stakeholders from two important fields: Research Ethics (RE) and Research Integrity (RI). ENERI started in 2016 as a three-year Horizon 2020 project. The project ended in 2019, but the network of networks is still alive and is a great support for the RE and RI community in exchanging, collaborating, and joining forces +
The ENERI Classroom is an online training and capacity-building platform for research integrity and ethics. The Classroom provides open access to training materials for research integrity and research ethics experts, such as members of research integrity offices and research ethics committees. Most training materials are suitable for online self-learning as well as online or onsite group-learning guided by a facilitator.
The ENERI Classroom addresses four main topics:
*Research integrity
*Research ethics
*Overlapping issues
*Developing infrastructures
Each topic is divided into several learning units so that both learners and teachers can focus on issues they consider particularly important.
The topic ''research integrity'' includes learning units on:
*Research integrity boards and codes of conducts
*Research integrity principles
*Violations of research integrity
*Plagiarism
*Authorship
*Peer review
*Dealing with violations and allegations of misconduct
*Whistleblowing and whistleblower protection
*Mentoring for stronger cultures of integrity.
The topic ''research ethics'' includes learning units on:
*Research ethics committees: main tasks and challenges
*Core principles of research ethics
*Research involving vulnerable groups
*Research in emergency situations
*Biobanks
*Specific aspects of clinical drug trials
*Ethics review in non-medical fields.
The topic ''overlapping issues'' includes learning units on:
*Conflict of interest
*Data protection
*Social responsibility
*Open science
*Mentoring for stronger cultures of integrity.
The topic ''developing infrastructures'' describes crucial components of effective research integrity and research ethics infrastructures and provides guidance on what to consider when introducing new elements to existing research integrity and research ethics systems. In this way, the Classroom shows how countries, regions or institutions wishing to improve their research integrity and research ethics infrastructures can address challenges in a systematic manner.
Each learning unit is structured as follows:
*Learning objectives and introduction
*Key issues
*Regulations and guidelines
*Cases & questions
*Resources
The ENERI Decision Tree is an online tool intended to help researchers, members of research ethics committees (RECs) and research integrity officers to anticipate, reflect and address ethical questions and challenges that might arise before, during or after a research project. Thus, the ENERI Decision Tree aims to facilitate responsible conduct of research throughout all phases of the research process. Moreover, it seeks to support the work of RECs and research integrity offices (RIOs) by providing guidance on how to respond to research ethics and research integrity challenges. +
The ENERI Decision Tree is an interactive tool designed to guide researchers, members of Research Ethics Committees (RECs), and Research Integrity Officers (RIOs) through the ethical and integrity issues that may arise before, during, and after a research project. It complements the ENERI RE & RI manual by helping users identify which ethical questions are relevant to their specific research context, and by pointing them to relevant guidelines, codes, laws, and best practices. Users can click through different decision boxes corresponding to research phases or ethical dimensions, and they are directed to guidance tailored to their situation (e.g., human subjects, data protection, publication ethics). The document also notes that the decision tree is a “living” resource, subject to updates as new challenges and standards emerge. +
This e-manual on research integrity and ethics is intended for researchers and peer-reviewers. It does not provide instructions, but aims to encourage reflections on these issues. +
The manual is a resource for both researchers designing or attempting to design research, as well as professionals evaluating that research. It offers tools for practical guidance for researchers, research ethics committees and research integrity offices. +
ENRIO (European Network of Research Integrity Offices) is an association of experts and national research integrity offices across Europe committed to promoting and safeguarding research integrity. It facilitates the exchange of best practices, develops guidelines to handle misconduct, offers training and education on ethical research, and supports countries without formal national integrity structures. ENRIO also builds partnerships with other organizations to harmonize standards, increase transparency, and strengthen institutional capacity for ethical research. +
Case studies collection +
The EOSC-Future/RDA Artificial Intelligence and Data Visitation Working Group (AIDV-WG) has focused on addressing ethical, legal, and social challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Visitation (DV) affecting of state-of-the art data technology impacting scientific exchange in the context of data sharing and the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). +
The EQIPD consortium developed a Quality System for preclinical research to boost innovation. +
The EQIPD consortium developed a Quality System for preclinical research to boost innovation. The consortium have developed a series of open and freely available modules in the course: EQIPD E-learning course “The principles of rigour and robustness in animal experiments” +
ETHICAL CODE OF THE COMMITTEE FOR ETHICS IN SCIENCE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (2015), Committee for Ethics in Science and Higher Education +
The ''Ethical Code of the Committee for Ethics in Science and Higher Education'' (2015), authored by the Committee for Ethics in Science and Higher Education, is a national framework promoting research integrity in Croatia. Written in Croatian and targeting researchers, institutions, and funders, it formalises principles of honesty, accountability, professional courtesy, and stewardship of resources, linking them to reproducibility, credibility, and public trust. It outlines responsibilities across the research cycle, including authorship, citation, conflict-of-interest management, transparency of methods and data, responsible supervision, and fair peer review. Procedures for addressing misconduct are defined, ensuring due process, proportional sanctions, and learning opportunities. By aligning with international standards, it connects Croatian practice to global norms, supporting mobility and comparability of researchers. Training on responsible conduct is emphasised, while guidance covers open science, digital tools, and data management. Equity and diversity are integrated as cross-cutting themes. Combining principles with practical tools, glossaries, and reporting systems, it functions as both a policy and a practical handbook. +
Responsible Conduct of Research – Research Integrity and Ethics in Georgian Universities (ETHICS)
The aim of the national structural reform project ‘Responsible Conduct of Research – Research Integrity and Ethics in Georgian Universities (ETHICS)’ is to launch a systemic improvement intervention to improve the quality of University and Research-Performing Organizations (RPOs) research through launching measures to adhere to the foundations of high-quality research and excellence. +
EU-LIFE is a collaborative alliance of more than a dozen leading European life science research institutes dedicated to strengthening excellent, open, and responsible scientific research across Europe. Established to promote cooperation, the alliance works to improve research policies, funding systems, and scientific careers by providing a collective voice in European research and innovation debates.
EU-LIFE supports knowledge exchange through thematic working groups focused on areas such as research strategy, training, science communication, gender equality, research assessment, technology transfer, and sustainability. By sharing best practices in research management and infrastructure, the network helps institutions enhance their efficiency, competitiveness, and international visibility. It also advocates for fair and transparent research environments, open science practices, strong ethics, and inclusive research cultures that support diversity and career progression. +
EU-LIFE prioritizes training the next generation of independent researchers and experts by connecting them across a multidisciplinary network of top life sciences research centers with strong international communities and access to advanced technologies, seminars, and professional development opportunities. Its member institutes offer well-established PhD and postdoctoral programs with broad subject areas and extensive career-oriented training, including conferences, workshops, and skills development. At the EU-LIFE network level, training activities are amplified to promote mobility and share good practices across institutions. EU-LIFE also partners in projects that develop free, open-access training resources in areas such as gender equality in research and open science, including e-learning modules and MOOCs for researchers across Europe. These initiatives aim to strengthen research skills, professional capacity, and opportunities for scientific careers. +
This case is about intelectual property rights and conflict of interests in responsible conduct of research. A long-standing rapport with an independent company has status and financial perk for a university researcher. Before the company signs a contract with the researcher’s university, the company asks the researcher to waive his intellectual property rights. The researcher concedes against the wishes of the university. +
Story telling has powerful pedagogical possibilities. In the podcast Earth to Research, stories are used to educate, engage and motivate researchers to action. In this module three podcast episodes are presented as food for toughts and reflection tools for aligning research methods and research ethics with environmental justice. +
This short text addresses different types of limitations of a study and offers advices how to report them. +
The aim of the study was to identify the best educational practices related to the responsible conduct of clinical research (RCCR) with American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) members as participants. Research findings suggest that there is a need for investments in RCCR training, studying outcomes as well as development of mechanisms to ensure the quality of instruction. +
