Events & Training

To create and share knowledge of best practice and positive research culture and conduct, UKRIO operates a comprehensive events programme.

Our charity is the trusted source for up-to-date education, development, and dissemination around research integrity best practice, providing access to a mix of events covering informative topics, updates for the research community and opportunities for peer learning.

We have been holding annual research integrity conferences since 2013 and they are the premier UK research integrity events. We supplement our annual conferences – which are free and open to all – with a wide variety of other events: regular webinars on research integrity, roundtables on particular issues and challenges, events for our many subscriber organisations, and more.

Highlights:

UKRIO 2023 Annual Conference

Our 2023 conference on ‘culture and confidence‘ discussed how we can create a culture and systems that promote high-quality, ethical research, featuring keynote talks from Petra Boynton, Consultant, The Research Companion and Dr Ivan Oransky, Retraction Watch.

For more information on our charity’s 2023 Annual Conference, including a selection of presentations, click here.

Regular webinars on research integrity

UKRIO has been holding regular webinars on research integrity and related issues for several years. Speakers from UKRIO and invited experts have explored topics such as publication ethics and authorship; research data; implementation of the Concordat to Support Research Integrity; research ethics; consent in research; and research integrity training. Our webinars are open to all and are free to attend.

Upcoming webinars

Videos and slides from past webinars

To see videos and presentation slides from our extensive library of previous webinars, please visit this page and our YouTube channel. New videos and slides are added regularly, so do check back for updates.

Training and development

UKRIO undertakes a wide variety of activities tailored to meet the needs of our network of over 120 subscribing institutions, informed by our unmatched practical experience. Our charity aims to provide in-depth and long-term support for its subscribers to support them to authentically embed a culture of research integrity. A key part of this are our training and development activities, some of which are also available to non-subscribing organisations.

We work closely with the research community to understand the fundamental challenges it faces. Our training and development activities are available to everyone involved in research at an organisation, from the senior leadership team to those just starting their research careers.

To learn more about the training that you can access, including free and discounted training for UKRIO subscriber organisations, please visit this page.

Other events

UKRIO contributes to the national and international promotion of integrity in research. This involves discussion of our work at conferences and other events, giving lectures and case study workshops, as well as articles in academic journals and in the press. We also hold our own events to support good research practice.

Past events

Information on a selection of past UKRIO events, such as our 2022 annual conference, can be found on the annual conference and past webinar pages.

Terms and conditions for UKRIO event and training bookings can be found here.