Promoting research integrity: feedback from supervisor training in France

Dr Simon E.B. Thierry (Adoc Mètis)

Adoc Mètis is a training company specialized in human resources management for the academic sector in France. Since 2013, the company provides trainings for doctoral supervisors in a dozen universities and national research institutions, as well as trainings for doctoral researchers, including trainings about research integrity (RI). In this paper, we give our feedback, as trainers of supervisors, regarding the need for training about research integrity, and present advice about how to promote research integrity towards doctoral researchers.

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Accelerating responsible conduct of research in a multidisciplinary research community

How to foster good research culture in a large research organisation? A research ethics working group describes their principles and recommendations.

Mervi Heikkinen, Anne Keränen, Satu Pitkäaho, Minna Ruddock, Sirpa Aalto, Aki Manninen, Hely Häggman, Minna Soini-Kivari, Antero Metso, Heidi Huttunen, Aija Ryyppö, Pertti Tikkanen, and Riitta Keiski

Based on the experiences in the development and running of a research ethics working group at the University of Oulu, we discuss advances and current challenges in multidisciplinary collaboration and bring forward the concept of ethical response-ability as the key capability in scientific knowledge production.

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