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Standard Operating Procedures for Research Integrity

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Developing policies and procedures to enhance research integrity

The role of science is crucial for European development and future goals. Research systems and institutions need to ensure that research of the highest quality and integrity is carried out, in order to reduce waste and maintain public trust. The EU-funded SOPs4RI project will work to collate and create policies and procedures to support this aim. Focussing on European research-performing organisations and research-funding organisations, it will assist in the development and validation of standard operating procedures and guidelines. Flexible tools will enable the development of Research Integrity Promotion Plans that will be validated, and proposals on incentives and sanctions will be produced to support their adoption.

Objective

The objective of the Standard Operating Procedures for Research Integrity (SOPs4RI) project is to promote excellent research that aligns with the principles and norms of the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity, and to counter research misconduct. SOPs4RI will stimulate transformational processes across European research performing organisations (RPOs) and research funding organisations (RFOs) to achieve this goal. SOPs4RI involves a mixed-methods, co-creative approach to the development and empirical validation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and guidelines to cultivate research integrity and reduce detrimental practices. With rigorous methods, the SOPs and guidelines will be developed by experts and key stakeholders and will be offered as flexible tools for RPOs and RFOs to develop Research Integrity Promotion Plans. Active researchers in the EU and selected OECD countries will be surveyed as part of the validation procedure. Proposals for appropriate incentives and novel sanctions will be developed to promote adoption. The discipline-sensitive SOPs and guidelines will support the production of sound, trust-worthy knowledge, a precondition for tackling the current crisis of truth and trust in science. In turn, a strong research integrity culture and high epistemic quality of research-based knowledge will make a vital contribution to addressing the EU’s current and future challenges. SOPs4RI is fully aligned with the core objectives of the Science with and for Society 2018-20 Work Programme and will draw upon and liaise with other projects in the work programme. To maximise the feasibility and impact of the project’s outcomes, SOPs4RI engages with key stakeholders in the ERA and beyond in an iterative development, cost benefit assessment, and real world validation of the toolbox of SOPs and guidelines. A strategic communication plan leveraging the support of key partners will be implemented to maximise short, medium, and longer term impacts.

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Call for proposal

H2020-SwafS-2018-2020

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Sub call

H2020-SwafS-2018-1

Funding Scheme

CSA - Coordination and support action

Coordinator

AARHUS UNIVERSITET
Net EU contribution
€ 939 240,00
Address
Nordre ringgade 1
8000 Aarhus c
Denmark

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Region
Danmark Midtjylland Østjylland
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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Other funding
€ 0,00

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