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From The Embassy of Good Science
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This study presents different challenges in medical research, such as the need to manage public expectations for new discoveries and maintain the public trust as well as consider the gap between research costs and funding sources. The authors examined these and other challenges and offered recommendations to medical schools and teaching hospitals on dealing with them. +
This article informs on the best research record-keeping practices developed as an adjunct to a research project on research ethics. These practices provide separate standards for individual researchers, research group leaders and departments or institutions and are offered as ethical and practical guidelines for researchers. +
Carrie Mediln is a researcher who took a teaching position without completing her doctorate. She is routinely addressed by students as "Doctor" and is often introduced as "Doctor" Medlin during academic events and public speaking opportunities. She never clarifies that she did not receive a PhD degree. The case study asks whether Medlin has a responsibility to clarify her credentials. +
This law, that covers various aspects of research, innovation and integrity, establishes the framework for the Danish Research and Innovation Policy Council and the Danish Independent Research Foundation is are independent bodies that promote research. +
Learn about the different ways in which a researcher can act with (and without) integrity! +
In this policy brief the Horizon EU-funded BEYOND project explores the broad socio-economic impacts of research misconduct to help shape strategies promoting research ethics and integrity, emphasizing shared responsibilities between individuals and institutions. '"`UNIQ--ref-00000024-QINU`"'
The document describes the impact of research misconduct on a socio-economic level, the factors that drive research misconduct, the stakeholders affected by it and provides a list of recommended actions. +
This is an online tutorial for administrative staff which contains modules in five instructional areas: conflict of interest, financial management, mentor-trainee responsibilities, collaborative research and data management. +
Although the Dutch Code of Ocnduct for Researchers has previously undergone minor revisions, there is a need for more substantial changes in view of recent developments in international codes. This document provides an analysis if the pre-existing guideline and suggests modifications. +
This is a fictional case on conflict of interest in biomedical research, including questions for discussion. +
This is the factual case of an agriculture research scientist whose several papers were retracted following accusation of fake reviews. +
Besides the German National Research Foundation (DFG), other prominent research organizations such as the Alliance of German Science Organisations have also created codes and guidelines that deal with specific topics. This document addresses the importance of good data management practices and the principles therein. +
An author realized a paper had plagiarized his thesis. It took the journal four years to retract it. +
This blog post describes a case where the bachelor's thesis of a Hungarian mathematics student is plagiarised and published in ''Scientific Reports'' — a Springer Nature title. +
This article describes a study of the two most popular plagiarism-detection software platforms - Turnitin and SafeAssign and reviews current literature focusing plagiarism-detection efficacy. The study results show that Turnitin had the highest success at plagiarism detection with an 82.4 percent detection rate. +
This article presents a model of medical ethics teaching at undergraduate level. This model allows students to discuss ethical problems in small groups. +
Case describing poorly planned research study. +
This is the hypothetical scenario about the research process which was poorly planned. +
This article describes a student activity that consists of the video instructions and analysis and interpretation of realistic data. The activity allows students to apply their knowledge of statistics and research methodology to real situations without conducting actual research. +
This is a free online course intended for inspectors from the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) who conduct inspections of animal facilities for compliance with U.S. regulatory standards. The course is a field guide which presents animal facilities in a 360-degree panoramic image with some inspecting items and provides tips for inspecting them. +
This online training aims to help researchers in their research with animals. It contains three web modules. First one offers virtual tours of animal facility inspections. Second one deals with ethics and use of animals in research. Finally, third one provides information on the PHS Policy on human care and use of lab animals. +
Research Ethics Cases are a tool for discussing scientific integrity. Cases are designed to confront the readers with a specific problem that does not lend itself to easy answers'"`UNIQ--ref-00000000-QINU`"'. +
