Research Ethics and Integrity - Good Research and Innovation Practices
The quality, value, benefits and reputation of research or innovation are vitally dependent on the integrity of the research or innovation activity.
Carrying out research and innovation (R&I) activities with integrity facilitates high quality R&I as it encourages researchers to pay greater attention to detail, to be rigorous, throughout. As R&I activities increase in complexity (for example interdisciplinary and/or international collaborations) maintaining integrity becomes even more important.
Research integrity is sometimes referred to as good research practices or conducting research ethically or professionally.
Research integrity has been succinctly summarised by Sir David King (former Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government) as a combination of:
- RIGOUR
- RESPECT
- RESPONSIBILITY
The University's academics aspire to display at all times the highest standards of research ethics and integrity.
Ethics and Integrity
- A Summary: Rigour, Respect, Responsibility
- Good Research and Innovation Practices
- Research Ethics
- Animal Ethics Policy
Health Care, Clinical Trials, Social Care:
- Health Care Governance (also click here for guidance on Research Passports)
- Clinical Trials - Governance of University-sponsored clinical trials
- Social Care Governance
- Human Tissue Legislation (online module from the Medical Research Council)