Research Integrity Champions and Adviser Network
Your Research Integrity Champions and Advisers are:
College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
Research Integrity Champions
Prof Gerry Graham
Professor of Molecular and Structural Immunology
Research Integrity Advisers
Prof Dan Haydon
Director of Institute
Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine
Professor Beatson Institute
Institute of Cancer Sciences
Dr Ian Salt
Senior Lecturer
Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences
Dr Kathleen Boyd
Reader Health Economic & Health Technology Assessment/ Associate
School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing
Dr Lilach Sheiner
Reader
Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation
Prof Neil Bulleid
Director of Institute
Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology
Prof Lawrence Barsalou
Professor of Psychology
Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology
College of Science & Engineering
Research Integrity Champions
Prof Richard Hartley
Professor of Chemical Biology
Research Integrity Advisers
Prof Martin Lee
Head of School
School of Geographical and Earth Sciences
Prof David Ireland
Head of School
School of Physics and Astronomy
Prof Justin Hargreaves
Head of School
School of Chemistry
Head of School
School of Computing Science
Prof David Cumming
Head of School
School of Engineering
Prof Ian Strachan
Head of School
School of Mathematics & Statistics
Prof Fin Stuart
Director of SUERC
Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
Dr Douglas Morrison
Reader SUERC
Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
Professor of Psychology
Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology
College of Arts
Research Integrity Champions
Prof Nigel Leask
Regius Chair of English Language and Literature
Research Integrity Advisers
Dr Katherine Heavey
Lecturer (English Literature)
School of Critical Studies
Dr Erin Jessee
LKAS Research Fellow (History)
School of Humanities
Dr Christa Roodt
Lecturer in Art Law and Business
School of Culture and Creative Arts
Dr Elwira Grossman
Lecturer in Polish and Comparative Literature
School of Modern Languages and Cultures
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College of Social Sciences
Research Integrity Champion
Prof Denis Fischbacher-Smith
Research Chair in Risk and Resilience
Research Integrity Advisers
Prof Nick Watson
Chair of Disability Studies (Sociology)
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Chair of Adult and Lifelong Education
School of Education
Prof George Pavlakos
Professor of Law and Philosophy
School of Law
Dr John Xiaognag Shi
Senior Lecturer in Hydrology
School of Interdisciplinary Studies
Prof Sabina Siebert
Professor of Management
Adam Smith Business School
Dr Michelle McGachie
Tutor
Urban Studies
Training for Champions and Advisers
We have an induction resource for new Research Integrity Champions and Advisers, which includes links for all relevant documents and resources.
The Role of Champions and Advisers
The role of the Research Champion and Adviser is "to tackle barriers to communication and reduce the stigma often associated with reporting and discussing integrity concerns, Research Integrity Champions and Advisers offer an informal opportunity to discuss concerns staff and students have about research integrity."The Royal Society Integrity in Practice Toolkit.
Each College has an Integrity Champion(s) and each School or Institute should aim to have an Integrity Adviser. The role descriptions for each of these positions are below.
Role Descriptions:
Logbooks:
Champions and Advisers are required to complete logbooks as enquiries regarding integrity occur. Champions and Advisers are also required to log anything they have personally undertaken or that has occurred at the School/Institute/College level to promote good research culture. To assist with this please find an example logbook below that gives an indication of the types of things that may occur:
The Role of Champions and Advisers in Misconduct Cases
Introduction and Policy
The core role of the Research Integrity Champion/Adviser is to provide guidance and support in relation to good research practice. Champions/Advisers also ensure that advice is available to researchers (staff and students) who are unsure about a research conduct issue and may be considering whether to make an allegation of misconduct.
This document is intended to clarify the actions and role of the Champion/Adviser when queries, concerns or allegations are communicated to them. This document supplements section 4.3.1 of the Code of Policy and Procedures for Investigating Allegations of Misconduct in Research (hereafter referred to as the “Code”).
Fundamentally, this document aims to reinforce the principle that concerns regarding research misconduct should be jointly managed between the College and Research and Innovation Services (R&I Services).
The clarifications below are motivated by the need to:
- Avoid duplication of effort where College-based Champions/Advisers have gone to some length to understand a query, concern or allegation, only for that investigation necessarily needing to be repeated more formally by R&I Services.
- Reduce the workload of College-based Champions/Advisers.
- Obtain better oversight and support of early-stage queries. It is vital to the integrity of research that early-stage queries are supported and, wherever possible, resolved.
- Emphasise that Central Services are there to support resolution in the first instance, and not to investigate or impose sanctions.
- Reduce any institutional risk of College-based Champions/Advisers acting (or not acting) with the terms of the Code and within the required timescales. This risk is heightened when cases are more involved, i.e. where they might lead to the need to contact funders or publishers.
- Remove potential or perceived conflicts of interest between Champions/Advisers and respondents.
At any time, Research Integrity Champions and Advisers may seek advice or support by contacting the Named Person via R&I Services (research-integrity@glasgow.ac.uk)
Queries
Queries
Staff and students might have questions or requests for clarification about an aspect of research practice; for example, publication policy, data ownership, ethical approval, or integrity training. These queries may be resolved locally by the Champion/Adviser, without notifying R&I Services.
Concerns and Allegations
The advisory role of Champions/Advisers in addressing queries is distinct from their role in addressing concerns about research conduct raised by a student or staff member, or indeed when approached by a student or staff member who is thinking of making an allegation of misconduct. In these cases, the Champion/Adviser acts as an initial contact only.
What to do if a concern or allegation arises:
The Champion/Adviser should record the case as described to them by the complainant, in as much detail as possible without the need to review documentation or conduct interviews.
The details of the case should then be communicated confidentially (without disclosing the identities of the parties involved) as follows:
- If an Adviser receives a concern or an allegation of misconduct, they should contact their College Integrity Champion, who will then contact the Named Person via research-integrity@glasgow.ac.uk.
- If the Adviser perceives a conflict of interest with the College Champion, the Adviser should contact the Named Person directly via research-integrity@glasgow.ac.uk.
- Where an allegation is received from a source external to the University, it should be forwarded immediately to the Named Person.
The role of the Champion/Adviser is therefore not to conduct or coordinate investigations into allegations of misconduct, nor is it to decide whether a case should be dismissed or investigated; that is the role of the Named Person and the Research Integrity Council.
The Named Person and their support team will follow our Code and in so doing select the most appropriate option available to them, ranging from dismissal of the concern, informal resolution, through to initiating a screening process, which might progress to a full investigation. After considering the details of the case, the Named Person might ask the College Champion or local Adviser to see if a resolution to the concern or allegation can be reached informally e.g. via a discussion with the complainant and/or respondent*. The Named Person and their support team will also mediate all communications with external parties such as funders, publishers or external collaborators.
Please keep in mind that confidentiality is vital throughout all cases of possible misconduct: the names of the individuals involved (whether that be the complainant, the respondent, or other parties) should not be disclosed. The name of the complainant should not be disclosed to the respondent unless written consent has been given by the complainant to do so.
Record Keeping
Record-keeping
In all cases, whether a query, a concern or an allegation, the Champion/Adviser is required to note case details in their logbook. Here is an Example Logbook with examples on how to complete these.