[This article is under construction] The UBVA put the legal protection of researchers up for debate at the People’s Political Festival on Bornholm. The debate was webcast: Listen to Professor Jørn Vestergaard, University of Copenhagen, talk about the legal position of researchers under criminal law: Listen to security consultant Per Bruun Andersen, 2Secure, talk about […]
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Research that involves personal data (GDPR)
General remarks on data protection Research on and involving human beings will often involve the processing of personal data. Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. On the website of the Danish Data Protection Agency, you can read more about what personal data is and the situations in which […]
Experiments involving animals
Experiments involving animals The use of animals in experiments is governed by the Danish Act on Animal Experiments, and often requires permission from the Animal Experiments Inspectorate. See also the Animal Ethics Council.
Register-based research
Register-based research Register-based research is understood to mean researchers’ access to and use of data files containing information about, for example, persons and businesses, such as health data and statistical information. In an international context Denmark has a relatively large number of such records, and the use of civil registration numbers (the Danish CPR numbers) […]
Scientific dishonesty (historical)
Please note! This historical article concerns scientific dishonesty under the Danish rules applicable until 1 July 2017. What is scientific dishonesty? Under the Danish Act on the Research Advisory System, scientific dishonesty (now generally known as research misconduct) is defined as follows, cf. section 2(3) of the Danish Act on the Research Advisory System. Falsification, […]
Danish Committees on Scientific Dishonesty (historical)
Please note! This historical article concerns the Danish Committees on Scientific Dishonesty (DCSD), which were replaced as of 1 July 2017 by the Danish Committee on Research Misconduct (DCRM). The Danish Committees on Scientific Dishonesty (DCSD) The Danish Committees on Scientific Dishonesty (DCSD) were set up by the Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation under […]
Danish research ethics committees
The research ethics committee system To ensure that health research projects are conducted in an ethically responsible manner, a research ethics committee system has been set up, consisting of regional committees and The National Research Ethics Committee (DNVK). The research ethics committee system has been established under the Danish Act on Research Ethics Review of […]
General information on research collaborations
General remarks When several researchers and/or research units are working together on a research project, a number of issues should be considered carefully, and it will often prove advantageous to enter into a formal agreement on these issues at the outset of the research project. This is especially true when industry, public authorities, organisations and […]
Agreements on research collaborations
General agreements The DCSD’s Guidelines for Good Scientific Practice with special focus on health science, natural science and technical science (2009) include ”Guidelines for agreements at the initiation of research projects”. These guidelines comprise a list of potential agreement clauses and may serve as a checklist when entering into research collaborations. Commissioned research and industrial […]
Commissioned research and research-based public sector consultancy
General remarks Danish universities may sell research, analysis and consultancy to authorities, companies and organisations. This may be done as commissioned research (income-generating activity) or in the form of public services. Commissioned research (income-generating activity) Danish universities may conduct income-generating activities and grant-funded activities, cf. section 20 (3), no. 1 of the Universities Act. These […]