The BEYOND Trainer Guide is a solid resource for educators who want to cultivate a culture of integrity and ethical behaviour in research by fostering responsible conduct of research. It provides a detailed framework that gives trainers the knowledge and practical tools they need to teach researchers all the principles of responsible conduct of research. At its core, the guide provides a structured approach to delivering sessions that engage participants in discussions, activities and case studies.

These elements have been carefully crafted to stimulate deep engagement with the ethical dimensions inherent in every stage of the research process, from conception to dissemination of results, and at all career stages. Trainers are provided with tools that promote a culture of accountability and integrity and encourage researchers to uphold ethical principles not only in their research endeavours, but also in their interactions with colleagues, participants, and the broader academic community.

In essence, the guide serves as a comprehensive resource for educators seeking to equip researchers with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to conduct research ethically and with integrity. By fostering critical reflection, ethical decision-making, and responsible behaviour, educators play a critical role in training the next generation of researchers who are committed to the highest ethical standards in their work.

In the below module, you can watch interactive videos of the first two meetings of the PREPARED project on pandemic preparedness.

The INTEGRITY trainings and courses aim to empower students for responsible research conduct and research integrity through evidence-based, scaffolded learning. INTEGRITY combines high quality training in research integrity with innovative modes of engagement in order to bring ethics alive, thereby equipping the next generation of researchers with the capabilities to conduct research in a responsible manner and to address new and unforeseen research challenges.

The tools and materials of INTEGRITY have been designed and adapted to every stage of a researcher academic career, starting at high school level. Below are the project’s tools to qualify High School Students, Undergraduate Students, PhD Students, Researchers, and Supervisors in responsible research and to stimulate critical awareness regarding integrity issues in research practice. These materials make it possible to implement workshops fully or partially autonomously, learn more about some topics related to the research integrity, and some hands-on activities.

Click here to know more about the INTEGRITY Project and to access the publications.

The INTEGRITY Project is a large European project funded by Horizon2020, and made up of a consortium of 11 European partners from 9 countries.

In this course, you will:

• Learn about the significance of Image Manipulation as a research misconduct.
• Become acquainted with some of the different techniques involved in image manipulation.
• Learn about the extent of the spread of Image Manipulation in research.
• Practice spotting Image Manipulation for yourself.

The aim of the ROSiE Training Materials for Responsible Open Science is to learn how to practice open science responsibly and how to prevent research misconduct in the context of open science, by providing the necessary knowledge and developing specific skills and attitudes.

Topics Included

• Ethical and societal foundations of open science, its purpose
• The quality of the research outputs and data sets
• Protection of research participants’ rights in open science
• Prevention of research malpractices in the context of open science
• Responsible sharing and use of open data
• Responsible dissemination/publication practices
• Protection of intellectual property in the context of open science
• Ethical aspects of citizen science in the context of open science

Training materials are aimed at learners from five disciplines:

• social sciences
• humanities
• health and life sciences
• natural sciences
• citizen science

All groups of trainees can use ROSiE online learning modules to implement self-directed learning. In this process, trainees are in charge of their learning, and they are autonomous in choosing what, how and where they are learning.

Online training materials can also be used for the implementation of blended learning, which combines traditional on-site training led by a trainer with using online content to allow trainees to build their own learning experience. In this case the 'traditional' learning materials developed within the ROSIE project (see ROSiE Knowledge Hub) can be used together with ROSiE online training materials created for self-directed learning.

The ROSiE training modules have been produced by Signe Mežinska, Ivars Neiders and Zanda Rubene. The resource uses texts from the ROSiE "D1.3: Conceptual and normative framework for tackling the ethical, epistemic, disciplinary and RI-related challenges of advancing OS-practices" (contributors Søren Holm, Rosemarie Bernabe, Kadri Simm, Mathieu Rochambeau, Jaana Eigi, Bjørn Hofmann, Francois Jost, Olivier Le Gall, Ana Sofia Carvalho, Maria Strecht, Nathalie Voarino).

The VIRT2UE Train the Trainer program is aimed at researchers and educators from different disciplines who want to become trainers in Research Integrity. The training takes a virtue-based approach and supports participants in reflecting on their understanding of, and own positions towards, research integrity. In line with this, a strong focus is put on fostering reflecting on personal cases and experiences with the intention of building strong connections between theory and practice.

Learning objectives for the train-the-trainer course are to:

• Identify and apply the core principles and recommended good practices of the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity
• Understand core virtue ethics concepts and terms and relate virtue ethics to research integrity
• Facilitate case-based and experiential exercises aimed at fostering reflection on virtues
• Critically reflect on experiences of teaching
• Adapt teaching approaches based on the target group characteristics

VIRT2UE training overview:

Click here to learn more about the training, read the FAQs or read an overview article on the program - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/17470161231161267.