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Research Integrity & Governance
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Outline Scope of Research Integrity and Governance
Research governance in our University How do we know there is a problem? Why should we change? Risks in preserving status quo What should we do? Priorities and longer term objectives
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Research Integrity Scientific quality Ethical integrity
Financial and intellectual probity Safety and privacy of participants and researchers Compliance with legal and statutory requirements
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Scope of Research Governance
Defining and setting standards Appropriate education and training Clear allocation of responsibilities and lines of accountability Transparent decision making processes Monitoring arrangements & regular review
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Research Governance Systems and processes that Strong leadership
work in tandem with other institutional processes are complementary to other institutional aspirations do not add unnecessary bureaucracy Strong leadership
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RG in our University Measure Compliance Setting standards YES
Clear allocation of responsibilities NO Transparent and efficient decision making processes Monitoring arrangements Appropriate training Academic leadership Integrated RG structure
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How do we know this is a problem?
Widespread ignorance of good practice and regulatory requirements Poor research practices Breaches of the regulatory requirements “Known unknowns”
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Why Should We Change? Internal pressures External pressures
indications of a systemic problem higher risk unknown risk External pressures expectations of the public regulatory requirements requirements of research funders and partners Right thing to do
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Risks of preserving status quo
Harm/distress- subjects/researchers Breach of the law Reputation Reactive legislation/measures Financial penalty Poor quality/unpublishable research
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What do we need to do? Promote and support the good conduct of research Have in place robust, transparent, fair, proportionate and efficient mechanisms to ensure good practice address failures if they arise
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Basis for change Manage systems not symptoms
Professionalism vs. ‘managerialism’ Quality management
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What do we need to do? Shift emphasis from compliance to research integrity Create academic-led research structure with clear lines of accountability Have specific standards, policies and SOPs Have a standard and efficient research approval process Provide relevant training Have risk-based monitoring Have a robust research ethics review structure
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Priorities Research Conduct and Accountability Committee
Policy and decision making body Regulatory compliance MHRA Person Responsible Clinical Trials Management Group HTA Survey to determine holdings HTA Research Licence Management Group Research Ethics Committees 5 Committees University-wide membership Lay membership Standard operating procedures including appeals process
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& Accountability Committee
Planning & Resources Committee Senior Executive Team Registrar University Research Group Research Conduct & Accountability Committee HTA DI Human RECs Animal REC CTIMPs PR Research Office Faculty Research Group Faculty Research Admin Persons Designate Persons Designate School Research Group School Research Admin R E S E A R C H E R S Human Tissues Clinical Trials
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Priorities Research Conduct and Accountability Committee
Policy and decision making body Regulatory compliance MHRA Person Responsible Clinical Trials Management Group HTA Survey to determine holdings HTA Research Licence Management Group Research Ethics Committees 5 Committees University-wide membership Lay membership Standard operating procedures including appeals process
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Medium and Long Term Objectives
New research approvals process School Research Committees Management of research portfolio Research approval Training Monitoring Changes introduced after wide consultation piloting of new procedures & processes robust review
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Final Thoughts…… Act as we if intend to succeed but expect failure (‘optimism of the will and pessimism of the intellect’) If we are going to fail, then let’s choose how we fail. Let’s choose to fail wisely… whilst doing the right things.
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Lessons from Toyota: From Ohno to Oh No!
Gold standard in production engineering Based on defining what needed to be done working out better systems of doing it rigorous methods for ensuring it’s done Failure due to shift of focus from high production standards to being the biggest automotive manufacturer Taiichi Ohno
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Lessons from Toyota Any company (or institution), no matter how large and how famous for its merits, can stumble into making serious errors. Pride and fear make it difficult to correct the error in good time. Management decisions should normally never be taken on the basis of ‘profit’ alone.
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