UK Concordat to Support Research Integrity
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UK Concordat to Support Research Integrity
What is this about?
The concordat provides a national framework for good research conduct and its governance. It outlines commitments of Universities and other research performing organizations, as well as individual researchers to ensure research integrity. It was signed by diverse research institutions in the UK (see tags), who then worked to implement the framework, It was first published in 2012, and revised in 2019.
Why is this important?
It provides a national framework for research integrity in the UK.
For whom is this important?
What are the best practices?
The concordat targets four main areas:
- Maintaining the highest standards of research integrity
- Embedding a culture of research integrity
- Dealing with allegations of research misconduct
- A commitment to strengthening research integrity
