The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has published the report of its inquiry into peer review in scientific publications. The inquiry concludes that in order to allow others to repeat and build on experiments, researchers should aim for the gold standard of making their data fully disclosed and made publicly available. It also […]
Nature discusses a case of misconduct in research and how vigilance over early signs of misconduct is crucial to tackling scientific fraud.
UKRIO has responded to the report of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee’s inquiry into peer review in scientific publications. UKRIO response to the Science and Technology Committee’s inquiry into peer review. The report of the inquiry is available from the Science and Technology Committee’s website. For further information on the views of […]
The independent Review of Research Using Non-Human Primates, led by Professor Sir Patrick Bateson FRS, has published its report. The Review was commissioned and funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, the Medical Research Council and the Wellcome Trust following the recommendation of a 2006 Working Group chaired by Sir David Weatherall that […]
UKRIO is implementing a subscription model to ensure that our key users – universities, NHS bodies, charities and private sector organisations – and their researchers continue to have the benefit of our vital services. This is in accordance with the original proposal for UKRIO, which indicated we should move to a wider pool of funders […]
We have written to Times Higher Education in response to comments made about our work in a recent article on research integrity in the UK. Our letter can be found here and we are grateful to THE for allowing us to set the record straight. UKRIO letter to Times Higher Education 7 July 2011
On 11th May, Dr Liz Wager gave evidence to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee as part of its on-going inquiry into peer review. As well as speaking on behalf of UKRIO, Liz also gave evidence relating to the work of the Committee on Publication Ethics, of which she is Chair. Also giving […]
The Science and Technology Committee has received a response from the Government to its inquiry into the reviews into the emails of the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit. The Government’s response can be found here. The Science and Technology Committee’s earlier report is available here, along with information on its work and additional […]
Another publication from ESF, the European Peer Review Guide are the first international guidelines for the peer review of research grants, describing principles for safeguarding fairness and credibility in peer review. The ‘Guide is a joint effort by more than 30 national funding and performing organisations from 23 countries, the European Research Council, the European […]
The ESF Member Organisation Forum on Research Integrity working with All European Academies (ALLEA) have published the consensus document The European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity. This valuable document addresses good practice, poor practice and misconduct in science, providing a reference point for researchers. The Code represents agreement across 30 countries on a set […]