Whistleblowing and addressing breaches of research integrity
Whistleblowing and addressing breaches of research integrity
3 June 2026, 14:00-15:00 BST
On 3 June, UKRIO will host the final expert webinar in our 2025/26 series, exploring whistleblowing, breaches of good research practice, and the practical realities of responding to concerns about research integrity.
The session will explore how organisations and individuals respond to concerns about research integrity, including the challenges faced both by those raising concerns and by the institutional teams responsible for managing them. It will also consider an often-overlooked area of research integrity work: concerns that may fall short of formal misconduct but still require careful assessment and resolution.
Together, the talks will provide insight into the realities of whistleblowing and institutional responses to integrity concerns across the research sector.
ℹ️ Key details
Format: Online webinar, hosted via Zoom
Access: Free and open to all
Best suited for:
- those working in research integrity, ethics, governance, and research culture
- anyone involved in receiving or managing concerns about research practice
- those committed to protecting and upholding the integrity of research.
Speakers
Elisabeth Bik
Elisabeth Bik, PhD, is a Dutch-American microbiologist who has worked for 15 years at Stanford University and 2 years in industry. Since 2019, she has been a science integrity consultant who scans the biomedical literature for images or other data of concern. She has found over 9,000 problematic scientific papers. Her work has resulted in over 1,600 retractions and another 1,200 corrections. For her work on exposing threats to research integrity, she received the 2021 John Maddox Prize, the 2024 Einstein Foundation Award, and a 2025 Honorary Doctorate from the University of Bern.
🔗 Learn more about Elisabeth’s work here.
Alexander Miller Tate
Dr. Alex James Miller Tate is a Research Integrity Manager at King’s College London (KCL) where he worked previously both in the Research Ethics team, and as a Lecturer in Medical Ethics. In a previous life, he was briefly an academic philosopher and ethicist, focusing on the Philosophy and Ethics of Psychology and Psychiatry.
Day-to-day, he and his colleagues in KCL’s Research Integrity Office manage a wide variety of both informal and formal concerns raised regarding KCL research, including authorship disputes, matters relating to actual and perceived conflicts of interest, and concerns of data quality and integrity.
🔗 Learn more about Alex’s work here.