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The document 'Code of Ethics for Researchers', developed in 2012 in Lithuania, is a national guideline that addresses the principles of research integrity. Authored by Academy of Sciences Presidium, and available in Lithuanian, it targets the research community in Lithuania. It provides clear expectations for responsible conduct in research and defines practices that safeguard honesty, transparency, and accountability. The text outlines responsibilities of both individual researchers and institutions. It identifies misconduct such as plagiarism, data falsification, fabrication, and unethical authorship, while also promoting good practices in publication, peer review, and collaborative research. It emphasizes effective data management, openness in reporting, and respect for colleagues, participants, and the wider community. Institutions are encouraged to create supportive environments through policies, training, and oversight mechanisms. The document serves as an official reference for aligning national research standards with international expectations, reinforcing ethical norms across research fields. +
Lithuanian Code of Ethics for Scientists (Mokslininko etikos kodeksas) was published in 2012. It consists of four main sections: general provisions; basic ethical provisions of research; dissemination of research results; and ethical provisions for the evaluation and examination of scientific works. The general provisions outline the important principles to be upheld and the professional competencies of a scientist. The basic ethical provisions of research covers both the transparency and trustworthiness of research, as well as ethical provisions for the protection of research subjects. The section on the dissemination of research results deals mainly with authorship, plagiarism, accessibility of research results, and correction of the scientific record. The final section, on ethical provisions for the evaluation and examination of scientific works, covers the expertise of evaluators, independence and potential conflicts of interest, and transparency of the evaluation process. +
This law, adopted in 2015, lays down newer regulations related to quality assurance and maintenance in all scientific education or research institutions. , adding on to the Law on Science and Studies (2009, please see "related resources)". +
This is a course developed by the Medical Neuroscience Program at Charité Berlin that illustrates why it is important to do good science as a PhD student, and provides guidance on how to do so. The educational resource provides the teaching materials and toolbox that instructors have used in last year's course for early career researchers. +
This case deals with an interdisciplinary and cross-country collaboration (between a theorist and an experimentalist). The case is detailed an involves a number of questions related to responsibilities in scientific collaborations, authorship, and publication review. This is a fictional case. +
Two research groups are collaborating remotely. One will provide the experimental results, the other will provide simulations.
One of the scientists from the simulating group discovers the other group has overlooked some fundamental physics. She decides this needs to be published immediately, and overnight writes a paper to demonstrate this, including experiments from their collaborators. The scientist who writes the article makes himself the first author.
He sends the draft to the collaborating group, who immediately respond angrily. They reject the idea that someone else could be first author with their experiments and they threaten to cancel the collaboration, retracting all funding. +
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A healthy research culture supports the practice of responsible science. However, the role of (research) culture is often underestimated or difficult to change. The goal of the (em)power groups to improve research culture project is to improve research culture. To this end, we are developing in two years’ time a conversation tool that allows research groups/departments to think and reflect on responsible research with the aim of raising awareness about the influence of research culture on the behavior of scientists how (young) scientists can change this culture. This conversation tool will use a novel series of videos and will be tailored to the needs within various disciplinary fields at departmental level. By actively seeking out departments needs and by offering the developed tool at department or research group meetings, we aim to reach a large group of early career scientists to empower them to speak up. +
The ''MRC Centre for Research Policy Learning Management System (LMS)'' is an online e-learning platform hosted by the MRC Centre for Research Policy (formerly the Regulatory Support Centre). It provides free training modules aimed primarily at people working in health research, especially those whose work involves human participants, their data, or human tissue. The LMS offers e-learning on good research practice based on the Medical Research Council’s (MRC) standards, including topics like '''ethical conduct, data protection, confidentiality, human tissue legislation,''' and research regulation. Users can create an account, access courses and assessments, and for modules with assessments obtain certificates upon successful completion. The platform also includes additional resources such as guidance documents and interactive learning like board games on GDPR awareness. To use the LMS, individuals need to register and log in, and must allow pop-ups and Javascript for full functionality. +
This is the factual case of a trachea transplant surgeon whose research and practice have made him famous for advancements in transplant medicine. Misconduct investigations, following allegations against him (e.g. for informed consent and relevant safeguarding issues), led to his dismissal. +
In 1951, entomologist Jay Traver published in the ''Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington'' her personal experiences with a mite infestation of her scalp that resisted all treatment and was undetectable to anyone other than herself. Traver is recognized as having suffered from Delusory Parasitosis: her paper shows her to be a textbook case of the condition. The Traver paper is unique in the scientific literature in that its conclusions may be based on data that was unconsciously fabricated by the author’s mind. The paper may merit retraction on the grounds of error or even scientific misconduct “by reason of insanity,” but such a retraction raises the issue of discrimination against the mentally ill. +
This is a fictional case of an associate professor who, once promoted to his highly expected level, has let the standards of his professional development as well as that of his team, drop. As a result, his department currently suffers in terms of publishing, keeping abreast with research developments, ensuring high teaching goals and appropriate professional training, and securing research grants. +
In this factual case study, two academic journals were suppressed in Journal Citation Reports (JCR) because they allegedly have excessively self-cited in order to raise their impact factor. +
Crop Care Federation of India (CCFI) claims that incidences of research misconducts in educational institutes, such as JNU, hurt Indian agriculture, which is sixth in agri exports globally. In 2014, a few researchers at the JNU collected an undisclosed number of vegetable samples from around Delhi, analysed them at the government funded laboratory in the JNU using undisclosed testing methods. +
Read the article linked in the first slide of this course (mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/ai-has-high-data-center-energy-costs-there-are-solutions) by the MIT Sloan School of Management. You’ll learn about the energy and resource demands of generative AI, as well as realistic strategies that reduce environmental impacts while maintaining performance. Then, come back and complete the interactive exercises. +
This study presented a new curricular model on ethics training. With this it provided a foundation for studying ethics in different cultural contexts which would help students develop skills for international research collaborations. +
This document expresses the Manchester University's commitment to ensuring excellent research standards and to prevent and address research misconduct. It clearly outlines the University's expectations both from staff and students, in terms of both setting and adhering to research integrity standards. +
This Web page provides practical guidance for researchers on the creation of a Data Management Plan (DMP) that complies with institutional, funding agencies' and national requirements. +
This Web page provides guidance on what constitutes personal data, the concept of data protection, and its legal, ethical and practical aspects. It includes the main tenets of the GDPR, how to ensure data protection by default, privacy notices, disclosure of personal data and what to do in case of data breaches. +
This document provides guidance on procedures and concepts related to intellectual property (IP), such as identification, ownership, application, commercialization and protection. This could apply to any work created by students or employees of the Manchester University, and it is therefore important to be aware of when and how to apply for IP rights. +
This online training is intended for researchers who handle digital data as part of their research. It consists of several learning units on data management such as protecting sensitive data, organizing data and data management planning, among others. +
