Introduction The terms ‘responsible conduct of research’ or ‘good scientific practice’ represent the standards that apply to scientific activities. These standards are continuously being developed within the individual sciences. Good scientific practice is discussed internationally under the headings “research integrity”, “scientific integrity”, “good scientific practice”, “responsible conduct of research (RCR)” and “ethics of science.” A […]
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Research misconduct
General remarks Research misconduct means “fabrication, falsification or plagiarism that has been committed intentionally or with gross negligence in the planning, execution or reporting of research”, cf. section 3 (1), no. 1, of the Act on Research Misconduct, etc. The three mentioned forms of research misconduct, often collectively referred to as “FFP”, are further defined in […]
The Danish Committee on Research Misconduct
Overview The Danish Committee on Research Misconduct (DCRM) is empowered to handle cases of research misconduct pursuant to the rules contained in the Act on Research Misconduct, etc., which entered into force on 1 July 2017. This Act abolished the Danish Committees on Scientific Dishonesty (DCSD). The DCRM consists of a chair, who must be […]
Safeguarding the responsible conduct of research at Danish universities
General remarks According to section 2 of the University Act, universities must among other things safeguard and uphold research ethics. This is done partly through providing information and education, and partly through the handling of specific cases where a breach of good scientific practice is suspected. According to section 19 of the Act on Research […]
Research data management
General remarks Research data – defined as the material (in the broad sense of the term) which forms the basis for the research – gives rise to many legal and research ethical questions and issues. Some of these issues are discussed in other articles here at the Researcher Portal: Research that involves personal data Register-based […]
Access to and rights to use research data
This article is based on a memorandum compiled by the UBVA on the basis of discussions at a workshop on the subject held at the Royal Danish Library in Aarhus on 27 February 2017. The memorandum has been published as part of a larger memorandum on the Danish e-Infrastructure Cooperation (DeiC) website. General remarks In […]
Academic freedom
Introduction Academic freedom is employed as a general term for the freedom that especially universities, their staff and students enjoy to seek for and disseminate knowledge without interference from others. This is important for research, teaching and communication. Academic freedom entails considerable institutional autonomy for the individual research institution and individual academic freedom for the […]
Freedom of research
What is freedom of research? Part of academic freedom Freedom of research refers in particular to the freedom to choose a research topic, the freedom to ask questions, the freedom to choose materials and methods to find the answers, and the freedom to publicly present hypotheses, results and reasoning. This research freedom at Danish universities […]
Conflicts of interest
General remarks on conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest arise when authors or their institutions, reviewers or editors have financial or personal interests which may inappropriately influence their judgement. Such financial interests may for example be due to financial or other material support for the specific research project, the researcher’s secondary job (as an employee […]
Dissemination and freedom of expression
Introduction In this context, ‘communication’ is defined as researchers’ exchange of knowledge and competencies in society, including participation in public debate. This may take place through articles, reviews, features in and letters to newspapers, books that convey knowledge to a wide audience of non-specialists, participation in radio and television broadcasts, and teaching to a […]