Research Integrity resources

Research Integrity Codes of Practice & Governance

Code of Practice for Academic Integrity, including Procedures for Investigating Allegations of Misconduct in Research (Source: Oxford Brookes University)
The Concordat to Support Research Integrity (Source: Universities UK)
UK Committee on Research Integrity (Source: UKRI)
The European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (Source: ALLEA)
Vitae Researcher Development Framework (2011) – Domain C - “Research Governance and Organisation” (Source: Vitae)
UK Research Integrity Office (Source: UKRIO)
European Network of Research Integrity Offices (Source: ENRIO)
Responsible Conduct of Research (Source: Tri-Agency Framework, Canada)
UK Reproducibility Network (Source: UKRN)
Research Integrity: A Landscape Study (Source: Vitae)

Authorship

Good Practice in Research: Authorship (Source: UKRIO)
Authorship – Quick Tips (Source: Vitae)
Criteria for Attribution and Co-authorship in Research (Source: Vitae)
Defining Authorship (Source: Taylor & Francis)
Ethics for Authors (Source: Taylor & Francis)
Agreeing on Authorship (Source: Finnish National Board on Research Integrity -TENK)

Codes of Conduct

Oxford Brookes University Code of Conduct for Staff (Source: Oxford Brookes University)
Regulations for Study - Students (Source: Oxford Brookes University)

Communications

Social media guidelines (Source: Oxford Brookes University)
News & media relations (Source: Oxford Brookes University)

Conflict of Interest

OBU Conflict of Interest Policy (Source: Oxford Brookes University)

Data Management

OBU Research Data Management Policy (Source: Oxford Brookes University)
Research Data Management (data planning, publishing and archiving data, working with research data and online training) (Source: Oxford Brookes University)
Information Security (Source: Oxford Brookes University)
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Source: Oxford Brookes University)
Complete guide to GDPR compliance (Source: GDPR.EU)

Ethics

OBU Code of Practice for Research Ethics for Research Involving Human Participants (Source: Oxford Brookes University)
Research Ethics – Review, Forms & Policies (Source: Oxford Brookes University)
Guidelines on the Observation, Handling and Care of Animals in Field Research (Source: Oxford Brookes University)
University Policy for Safeguarding of Children & Adults at Risk (Source: Oxford Brookes University)
Good Clinical Practice at OBU - Dr Johnny Collett runs training on Good Clinical Practice (non-CTIMP) at OBU 3 to 4 times a year, which is available to research students and staff. To register your interest in attending GCP training please e-mail: jcollett@brookes.ac.uk.
Research Passports for non-clinical researchers working within the NHS (Source: Oxford Brookes University)
Handling of DBS certificate information (Source: Oxford Brookes University)
DBS clearance for prospective research students (Source: Oxford Brookes University)
NHS Research Ethics Service (Source: HRA)
Good Clinical Practice (Source: NIHR)
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) (Source: GOV.uk)
(for advice on DBS clearance please contact your Faculty in the first instance)

Finance

OBU Financial Regulations (Source: Oxford Brookes University)
Post Award Handbook (managing grants) (Source: Oxford Brookes University)

Health & Safety

OBU Health & Safety Policy (Source: Oxford Brookes University)
Health & Safety Notices (includes accident reporting, fieldwork, working alone, risk assessment and working overseas) (Source: Oxford Brookes University)
Health and Safety Office (Source: Oxford Brookes University)

Intellectual Property

OBU Intellectual Property Policy & Regulations (Source: Oxford Brookes University)
Intellectual Property Office (Source: GOV.UK)

Open Access

OBU Position on Open Access (Source: Oxford Brookes University)
Open Access Publishing & Research (Source: Oxford Brookes University Library)
Open Research & Open Researchers (Source: Vitae)
Vitae and Taylor & Francis 15 min podcast on Making Your Research Open” (Source: Taylor & Francis)

Open Data

Research And Digital Assets Repository (RADAR) (Source: Oxford Brookes University)
Concordat on Open Research Data (Source: UKRI)

Open Methods

Oxford Brookes Position Statement on Research Transparency (Source: Oxford Brookes University)
Registered Reports (Source: Centre for Open Science)
Registered Reports: what are they and why are they important? (Source: Royal Society)

Peer Review

Free online course – Focus on Peer Review (Source: Nature Masterclasses)
Understanding Peer Review (Source: Taylor & Francis)
What is Peer Review? (Source: Elsevier)
Committee on Publication Ethics (Source: COPE)

Referencing and Plagiarism

Citing References in your Work and Avoiding Plagiarism (Source: Oxford Brookes University)

Responsible Metrics

Responsible Metrics help sheet (Source: Oxford Brookes University)
OBU Responsible Metrics position statement (Source: Oxford Brookes University)
San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment - Resources (Source: DORA)
Leiden Manifesto for Research Metrics (Source: Leiden University et al)
The Metric Tide: Review of Metrics in Research Assessment (Source: UKRI)
Résumé for Researchers (Source: Royal Society)
Résumé for Research & Innovation (Source: UKRI)