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This online training regards research ethics. It contains introduction to research ethics, ethics in planning and conducting of the research as well as in sharing of the research results. +
Open science and research leads to surprising discoveries and creative insights (2014), Ministry of Education and Culture +
The Open science and research leads to surprising discoveries and creative insights (2014) strategy, published by Finland’s Ministry of Education and Culture in Finnish and English, is a national resource providing guidance for researchers, institutions, funders, publishers, and policymakers. It establishes openness as the default in research, following the maxim “as open as possible, as closed as necessary,” while balancing ethical, privacy, intellectual property, and security concerns. The document connects open science with higher research quality, reproducibility, faster knowledge transfer, and fairer access, especially for communities with limited subscription options. It outlines key practices such as open access publishing, Creative Commons licensing, persistent identifiers, repository deposition, FAIR data principles, and data management plans that define stewardship, metadata, and repository selection. Roles and responsibilities are specified: authors retain rights and acknowledge funding;institutions provide training and repositories;funders support infrastructure;publishers ensure rights, interoperability, and machine-readable metadata. Embargoes and sensitive data restrictions are permitted only with transparent justification, supported by governance mechanisms such as ethics oversight and data access committees. Infrastructure like repositories, registries, and discovery services ensures compliance and visibility, while assessment emphasizes the ''quality of openness''—metadata, persistent links, transparent methods, and, where appropriate, data and code sharing. The strategy reduces ambiguity, aligns national practice with international norms, and serves as both a benchmark for policy and a practical checklist for researchers. +
Open science and research leads to surprising discoveries and creative insights (2014), Ministry of Education and Culture +
''Open Science and Research Leads to Surprising Discoveries and Creative Insights'' (2014), published by Finland’s Ministry of Education and Culture, sets out national expectations for open science and open access, aligning local practice with international principles. Written in Finnish and English, it positions openness as the default, balanced by ethics, privacy, intellectual property, and security, and promotes the principle of being “as open as possible, as closed as necessary.” The document highlights open access publishing via trusted repositories, Creative Commons licensing, persistent identifiers, and FAIR data principles supported by data management plans. It assigns responsibilities to researchers, institutions, and funders, covering rights retention, funding acknowledgments, and justified embargoes for sensitive cases. Infrastructure, such as repositories, discovery services, and research information systems, underpins compliance and visibility. Equity and responsible openness are cross-cutting themes, stressing affordability, multilingual communication, and safeguards for sensitive or Indigenous data. Serving as a benchmark and checklist, it offers actionable steps to improve transparency, reproducibility, and equitable access in Finland. +
Open science can be a powerful tool to bridge the existing science, technology and innovation gaps, to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and to promote the fulfillment of the human right to science.
With a growing number of countries charting their paths towards more open, inclusive and accessible science systems, it has become crucial to undertake a comprehensive global assessment of open science to gauge its impact, identify challenges and lay the groundwork for future progress.
This publication is the first endeavour to assess the state of open science at the global level in line with the 2021 UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science +
This case describes an instance of fake peer review by a company that was hired by the authors of the paper to submit the paper. They suggested two high profile reviewers upon submission, which turned out to be fake. After the discovery of this practice, the paper was retracted from the journal. +
This guide gives definition of study limitations and describes what types of limitations there are. It also emphasizes importance of reporting them and provides advices with regards to that. +
This manual provides practical guidance on how to prepare to conduct a blended learning train-the trainerprogram in research integrity. +
This manual provides practical guidance on how to prepare to conduct a blended learning train-the trainerprogram in research integrity. This training builds on a virtue-based approach to research integrity and aims to support the adoption of the principles and practices outlined in the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (ECoC). The program is composed of offline and online modules. +
Bu alıştırma, somut durumlarda araştırma doğruluğu kavramının ne ifade ettiğinin her zaman net olmadığı,özellikle de araştırma doğruluğunun risk altında olduğu somut durumlarda erdemli davranışların nasıl göründüğünün tam olarak belli olmadığı varsayımına dayanmaktadır. Erdemler genellikle iki ekstrem uç arasındaki orta nokta olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Örneğin, cesaret,korkaklık ve pervasızlık uçları arasında bulunan bir erdemdir. Bu alıştırmanın amacı, araştırma doğruluğu (AD) ile ilişkili erdemlerin günlük araştırma uygulamalarınızdaki pratik manalarının nüanslarına eleştirel bir bakış açısı sunmaktır. +
Bu alıştırmada, klinik etik kapsamında duygulara ilişkin Aristotelesçi bir ahlaki sorgulama yönteminden esinlenilmiştir. Aristoteles’e göre, erdemler iki ekstrem uç arasındaki orta nokta olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Bu nedenle, somut durumlarda araştırma doğruluğu kavramının ne ifade ettiği her zaman net olmayabilmektedir. Orta Yol alıştırmasının odak noktası katılımcıların araştırma doğruluğu (AD) ile ilişkili erdemlerin günlük araştırma uygulamalarındaki pratik manalarının nüanslarına eleştirel bir biçimde bakmalarını sağlamaktır. Alıştırma içerisinde katılımcılar cesaret, hesap verebilirlik, dürüstlük gibi Araştırma Doğruluğu ile ilişkili erdemler ve erdemli davranış sergilemenin ne anlama geldiği üzerine fikir yürütecektir. +
This is a thick description of two different cases at two different drug companies. Lundbeck's boss, Ulf Wiinberg resigned after financial conflict of interests, and breaches of the company's code of conduct. A former Novartis researcher - Igor Dzura - committed research misconduct in 6 papers funded by various federal agencies in the USA. +
This article presents the summative assessment of role-playing in teaching topics regarding the Responsible conduct of research (RCR) to graduate students in science and engineering. It suggests that this educational approach might promote a deeper appreciation of RCR. +
This blog post describes a case where a German researcher conducts his animal experimentation in China to avoid the European (stricter) regulations and public outcry. +
The article informs of the mini-conference that aimed to examine underserved areas of education in research ethics. Two topics were discussed - authorship and social responsibility. The presentations were later integrated into papers published in the Special Section of ''Science and Engineering Ethics.'' These papers illustrate similarities and differences in authorship and publication practices in different disciplines, such as engineering, the life sciences and the social sciences. +
The Ovideo convention is the only international legally binding instrument on the protection of human rights in the field of biomedical sciences. It was opened for signature in 1997 in Oviedo (Spain). +
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This study presented a legal case from 2009, when the U.S. Supreme Court found guilty of fraud Scott Harkonen, CEO of drug company InterMune. Harkonen reported that a drug Actimmune had statistically significant survival benefits, when in reality it did not. +
PATTERN (Piloting Open and Responsible Activities and Trainings Towards the Enhancement of Researchers’ Networks) is a 42-month Horizon Europe project that promotes open and responsible research and innovation (Open RRI) by developing and piloting training activities for researchers at all career stages. The project identifies and builds training modules around eight key transferable skills: open access, FAIR data management, research integrity, science communication, dissemination and exploitation of results, citizen science, management and leadership, and gender/non-discrimination/inclusion in research. It co-designs these trainings with institutions through mapping workshops and “Open Studio” cycles, and offers them on a digital platform where learners can access the materials freely. PATTERN also generates policy recommendations to encourage institutions and funders to embed Open RRI practices in their training programmes. +
PERITIA (Policy, Expertise, and Trust in Action) was an EU-funded Horizon 2020 project (2020–2023) that studied how people trust experts and what makes expertise trustworthy. The multidisciplinary team – including philosophers, scientists, psychologists, policy experts and media specialists – explored how emotional, social, and normative factors influence trust in experts, beyond just their competence or reputation. Using climate change as a test case, PERITIA combined theoretical analysis with empirical research (surveys, lab studies, and citizen forums) to develop tools and indicators for evaluating trustworthiness. The project produced a “Trustworthiness Toolkit,” policy recommendations, and made its data publicly available through a Trust Hub. +
POIESIS is a three-year Horizon Europe funded project dedicated to tackling the growing societal mistrust in science. It studies how research practices grounded in integrity, transparency, and active involvement of citizens and stakeholders throughout the research process can influence public trust in science, research, and innovation. By promoting collaboration between researchers and society, POIESIS has develop strong policy recommendations that enhance credibility, openness, and co-creation in scientific work. Ultimately, the project seeks to build a more trustworthy and participatory research ecosystem that reinforces the connection between science and society. +
POIESIS Policy Recommendations for Promoting Trust in Science through Integrity, Integration, and Communication +
This report presents the final POIESIS policy recommendations which provide guidance on how European and national policymakers, research performing organisations, research funding organisations, researchers, and mediators can work to maintain trust in science and address current and future challenges. These recommendations address the three core areas of research integrity, societal integration in science, and science mediation, and build directly on the findings of the POIESIS project to provide robust empirically founded recommendations. Furthermore, all recommendations are accompanied by specific actions for relevant stakeholders, who are to be pivotal in ensuring societal trust in science. +
