UKRIO's Self-Assessment Tool for The Concordat to Support Research Integrity
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UKRIO's Self-Assessment Tool for The Concordat to Support Research Integrity
What is this about?
The UK Research Integrity Office (UKRIO) is an independent organization that provides advisory support to all research performing institutions in the UK. Their Self-Assessment Tool has been designed to help institutions align with the Concordat to Support Research Integrity, which is the UK's leading national RI guideline. Using this checklist, universities and other research performing organizations can identify their strengths and weaknesses in terms of research integrity adherence.
Why is this important?
While the Concordat enumerates the principles and standards of research integrity, this document takes on a practical approach and breaks down the content of the concordat into five themes. Each theme has a list of "yes/no" questions through which research integrity officers or administrators could assess their institution's performance in that specific domain. Guidance on what constitutes good evidence for each question is also provided. This document, therefore, ensures that Research Integrity is assessed as objectively as possible against the standards of the concordat.
For whom is this important?
What are the best practices?
- Maintaining RI standards
- Ethical and other frameworks
- Fostering a culture of research integrity
- Handling and preventing research misconduct
- Practices to strengthen integrity
