Whistleblowing and Breaches of Good Research Practice

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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Resources

If you are looking for further resources on research misconduct please look here. 

Confidential advice

We welcome enquiries on any issues relating to the conduct of research, whether promoting good research practice, seeking help with a particular research project or advice on investigating cases of alleged fraud and misconduct. Get confidential and impartial advice from UKRIO here. 

This page was last updated on 11/10/2024