Good Scientific Practice Helga Nolte, Hamburg, Gerlinde Sponholz, Berlin Estonian Research Council – September 17th/18th, 2015 – Tartu and Tallinn
Preventive measures in all university guidelines Educating young researches Fostering awareness Role model of experienced researchers Responsible Mentoring Organizational measures to foster GSP Open and transparent systems of decision making Estonian Research Council – September 17th/18th, 2015 – Tartu and Tallinn
N. Steneck (2009): Introduction to the responsible Conduct of Research. DIANE Publishing, Darby PA Estonian Research Council – September 17th/18th, 2015 – Tartu and Tallinn
Fanelli D (2009) How Many Scientists Fabricate and Falsify Research? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Survey Data. PLos ONE 4(5): e5738. doi: /journal.pone Studies included Fabrication, falsification or alteration of results admitted, 2 % ( 1 % - 4 %) directly observed, 14 % (9 % - 20 %) Questionable research practices admitted, 10 % (5 % - 34 %) directly observed, 29 % (6 % -72 %) Estonian Research Council – September 17th/18th, 2015 – Tartu and Tallinn
Experience with Misconduct Estonian Research Council – September 17th/18th, 2015 – Tartu and Tallinn Gommel et al (2015) Teaching Good Scientific Practice: Results from a Survey and Observations from Two Hundred Courses. JUNQ 5/2: 11-16
Curriculum for Teaching Good Scientific Practice Estonian Research Council – September 17th/18th, 2015 – Tartu and Tallinn October 2009: first German version October 2011: English Version Curriculum “Good Scientific Practice” for Courses in Science and Medicine October 2012: revision and extension wissenschaft.de
GSP-Courses since 2009 For students, doctoral and junior scientists/ PhD-students Estonian Research Council – September 17th/18th, 2015 – Tartu and Tallinn workshopshort workshop intro-lecture (01-08) 25 2
Contents of GSP Workshops Estonian Research Council – September 17th/18th, 2015 – Tartu and Tallinn Process of Research Good Scientific Practice - data management Scientific Misconduct- publication process - authorship Local, national- mentoring international- cooperation rules, codes- conflict of interest - (research with human subjects and animals) Dealing with conflicts; ombudssystem; potential consequences
GSP Teachers‘ Training planned planned7 Different extent and intensity Different requests and target groups Estonian Research Council – September 17th/18th, 2015 – Tartu and Tallinn
Teachers’ Training „Good Scientific Practice“ Goals The participants learn to develop and conduct workshops on good scientific practice. The participants will acquire specific knowledge on good scientific practice acquire specific knowledge on questionable practice and on scientific misconduct, and learn how to deal adequately with both develop their teaching concepts train their teaching skills reflect their role as researchers, supervisors and mentors Estonian Research Council – September 17th/18th, 2015 – Tartu and Tallinn
Teachers’ Training „Good Scientific Practice“ Content GSP: historical background; local, national and international guidelines, rules and recommendations Scientific misconduct: causes, definitions, types, frequency and paradigmatic cases Data management: generation, documentation, storage, ownership and safeguarding Authorship and the process of publishing Supervision and mentoring Conflicts of interest and scientific cooperation Dealing with conflicts and scientific misconduct: ombudspersons, whistleblowing, investigative commissions, procedures and consequences National and international resources on “good scientific practice” Teaching concepts: methodology, structure, case discussion, team teaching, evaluation Estonian Research Council – September 17th/18th, 2015 – Tartu and Tallinn
Problems of implementation Additional teaching load Compensation for additional work (money, time..) Teaching task voluntary or obligatory Voluntary vs. mandatory participation of students “Lone fighter” or network Missing overview about the real demand / need Discomfort in view of too much insider knowledge ! Estonian Research Council – September 17th/18th, 2015 – Tartu and Tallinn