Research and Innovation Services

MAY 2024: RESEARCH INTEGRITY

For the penultimate theme in our programme for 2023-24, the Research Governance & Integrity Team are bringing the focus to the topic of research integrity and the support and advice available to staff and PGRs at the university. 

As a research-led institution, the University of Glasgow is committed to providing an environment that ensures our research is conducted to the highest quality standards. Central to this commitment is the development of an environment that recognises and supports research excellence. When embarking on a new research collaboration or taking on new staff or students it is important to ensure that everyone has the same expectations for good research practice. The Code of Good Practice in Research is our key reference document for Research Integrity at UofG, and is relevant for all research students, research staff and visiting researchers at the university. 

Research Integrity at UofG 

• Explore our Research Integrity at UofG website
• Access our Research Integrity Training courses (mandatory for PGRs and a wide range of staff) 
• Browse the curated resources in the Areas of Conduct (includes peer- review, publication, avoiding plagiarism and more!) 
• Download our User Guide on Authorship and CRediT: find out about good authorship practice and how to use CRediT 
• Research Integrity and Research Culture: Research Integrity is one of the five priorities for Research Culture at UofG  
• UKRIO Webinar Series: an excellent range of videos covering specialist topics, includes sessions from UofG staff 

Support for Breaches in Good Research Practice 

The Code of Good Practice in Research has a section on Poor Research Practice and Research Misconduct that covers the scope of what the university can take up on your behalf.  

For any concerns about a potential breach in good research practice, for example bad authorship practice, or concerns about data, HARKing etc we recommend that staff and PGRs seek support. Informal enquiries can be made to the local Research Integrity Advisers in each School, or your College Research Integrity Champion. If for any reason this is not appropriate, you can contact Amanda McKenna, Research Integrity Adviser (Research Misconduct) amanda.mckenna@gla.ac.uk or the central Research Integrity Team directly at research-integrity@gla.ac.uk All of the above will be treated in confidence.