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Explore the importance of educating young researchers and fostering awareness of good scientific practice through responsible mentoring and organizational measures. Learn about prevention, detection, and consequences of scientific misconduct.
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Good Scientific Practice Helga Nolte, Hamburg, Gerlinde Sponholz, Berlin Estonian Research Council – September 17th/18th, 2015 – Tartu and Tallinn
Preventivemeasures in all universityguidelines • Educatingyoungresearches • Fosteringawareness • Rolemodelofexperiencedresearchers • Responsible Mentoring • Organizationalmeasurestofoster GSP • Open and transparent systemsofdecisionmaking Estonian Research Council – September 17th/18th, 2015 – Tartu and Tallinn
N. Steneck (2009): Introduction to the responsible Conduct of Research. DIANE Publishing , Darby PA Estonian Research Council – September 17th/18th, 2015 – Tartu and Tallinn
Fanelli D (2009) HowManyScientistsFabricateandFalsify Research? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Survey Data. • PLosONE 4(5): e5738. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0005738 21 Studies included Fabrication, falsification or alteration of results admitted, 2 % ( 1 % - 4 %) directly observed, 14 % (9 % - 20 %) Questionableresearchpractices admitted, 10 % (5 % - 34 %) directly observed, 29 % (6 % -72 %) Estonian Research Council – September 17th/18th, 2015 – Tartu and Tallinn
Experience with Misconduct Gommel et al (2015) Teaching Good Scientific Practice: Resultsfrom a Survey andObservationsfromTwoHundredCourses. JUNQ 5/2: 11-16 Estonian Research Council – September 17th/18th, 2015 – Tartu and Tallinn
Curriculum for Teaching Good Scientific Practice October 2009: first German version October 2011: English Version Curriculum “Good Scientific Practice” for Courses in Science and Medicine October 2012: revisionandextension http://www.ombudsman-fuer-die-wissenschaft.de Estonian Research Council – September 17th/18th, 2015 – Tartu and Tallinn
GSP-Courses since 2009 Forstudents, doctoral and junior scientists/ PhD-students workshopshortworkshopintro- lecture2009 2 1 2010 5 3 12011 16 3 2012 41 122013 48 4 122014 63 5 14 2015 (01-08) 25 2 Estonian Research Council – September 17th/18th, 2015 – Tartu and Tallinn
Contents of GSP Workshops Processof Research Good Scientific Practice - datamanagement Scientific Misconduct - publicationprocess - authorship Local, national - mentoring international - cooperation rules, codes - conflictofinterest - (researchwith human subjectsandanimals) Dealingwithconflicts; ombudssystem; potential consequences Estonian Research Council – September 17th/18th, 2015 – Tartu and Tallinn
GSP Teachers‘ Training • 2013 3 • 2014 1 • 2015 planned 2 • 2016 planned 7 • Different extentandintensity • Different requestsandtargetgroups Estonian Research Council – September 17th/18th, 2015 – Tartu and Tallinn
Teachers’ Training„Good Scientific Practice“ • Goals • The participants learn to develop and conduct workshops on good scientific practice. The participants will • acquire specific knowledge on good scientific practice • acquire specific knowledge on questionable practice and on scientific misconduct, and learn how to deal adequately with both • develop their teaching concepts • train their teaching skills • reflect their role as researchers, supervisors and mentors Estonian Research Council – September 17th/18th, 2015 – Tartu and Tallinn
Teachers’ Training„Good Scientific Practice“ • Content • GSP: historical background; local, national and international guidelines, rules and recommendations • Scientific misconduct: causes, definitions, types, frequency and paradigmatic cases • Data management: generation, documentation, storage, ownership and safeguarding • Authorship and the process of publishing • Supervision and mentoring • Conflicts of interest and scientific cooperation • Dealing with conflicts and scientific misconduct: ombudspersons, whistleblowing, investigative commissions, procedures and consequences • National and international resources on “good scientific practice” • Teaching concepts: methodology, structure, case discussion, team teaching, evaluation Estonian Research Council – September 17th/18th, 2015 – Tartu and Tallinn
Problems of implementation • Additional teaching load • Compensation for additional work (money, time..) • Teaching task voluntary or obligatory • Voluntary vs. mandatory participation of students • “Lone fighter” or network • Missing overview about the real demand / need • Discomfort in view of too much insider knowledge ! Estonian Research Council – September 17th/18th, 2015 – Tartu and Tallinn