UKRIO publishes new guidance to support whistleblowers in research settings

UKRIO is proud to share Whistleblowing and Breaches of Good Research Practice, a new guidance to support whistleblowers in research settings in the UK. This guidance was published in collaboration with Protect, a leading charity advocating for safe whistleblowing in the UK. It is intended to support anyone disclosing concerns about research misconduct and seeks to clarify UK whistleblowing law.

Research and professional services staff can use this guidance to ensure their organisation is doing its part to facilitate a healthy whistleblowing culture and students can use it to understand how their institution can support whistleblowers.

This guidance was published as part of UKRIO’s ongoing efforts to improve transparency and accountability in the research community by ensuring concerns about research misconduct are being addressed appropriately. 

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Notes for editors

The UK Research Integrity Office (UKRIO) is an independent charity which works closely with the research community to ensure UK research is produced to the highest integrity, quality and efficacy. It offers support to the public, researchers and organisations to further good practice in academic, scientific and medical research.

The charity pursues these aims through a multi-faceted approach:

  • Education via our guidance publications on research practice, training activities and comprehensive events programme.
  • Sharing best practice within the community by facilitating discussions about key issues, informing national and international initiatives, and working to improve research culture.
  • Giving confidential expert guidance in response to requests for assistance.

Established in 2006, UKRIO is the UK’s most experienced research integrity organisation and provides independent, expert and confidential support across all disciplines of research, from the arts and humanities to the life sciences. UKRIO covers all research sectors: higher education, the NHS, private sector organisations and charities. No other organisation in the UK has comparable expertise in providing such support in the field of research integrity.

UKRIO welcomes enquiries on any issues relating to the conduct of research, whether promoting good research practice, seeking help with a particular research project, responding to allegations of fraud and misconduct, or improving research culture and systems.

For further information, please contact:

Pippa Day, Operations Manager
UK Research Integrity Office
Sussex Innovation Croydon
Tel: +44 (0)20 3828 1325
Email: info@ukrio.org
Web: www.ukrio.org

This page was last updated on 11/10/2024