Research integrity is one of the priority policy areas in the Science Europe Roadmap. To pursue tangible results and enhance collaborative efforts in this area, Science Europe has set up a dedicated Working Group. The main aim of the group is to support the implementation of existing principles and codes, and contribute to the consolidation of a normative framework in practice in Europe.

The core principles of research integrity are honesty, accountability, fairness and good stewardship in all aspects of research. Guidelines for good research practice are derived from these principles and are aimed at preventing research misconduct.

Research misconduct can cover a broad spectrum of acts which can have potentially harmful effects beyond the sphere of science. Its most detrimental forms are fabrication, falsification and plagiarism. Other frequent forms of research misconduct include the misuse of research data, authorship-related misdemeanours, inadequate leadership and mentorship, and failure to adequately deal with alleged cases of research misconduct.

The Working Group has three main focuses:

 Promoting research integrity;  Preventing misconduct, and  Increasing transparency when investigating cases of misconduct.

In their work, the group’s experts liaise with other relevant stakeholders in this field in Europe and globally. The Working Group’s activities build on and carry forward previous work conducted by relevant initiatives such as the ESF-ALLEA Forum (2008-2010) and the resulting European Code of Conduct.

Country Organisation Acronym Name

Austria Austrian Science Fund FWF Nicole Föger Arnaud Fund for Scientific Research F.R.S.-FNRS Goolaerts Research Foundation Belgium FWO Olivier Boehme Flanders Bulgarian Academy of Eugenia BAS Sciences Stoimenova French National Research Philippe ANR Agency Feldmann National Centre for Scientific Michel France CNRS Research Kochoyan Danish Councils for Mathias DFF Independent Research Willumsen French Research Institute for Aurélien France Ifremer Exploitation of the Sea Carbonnière Anna Estonian Research Council ETAg Mossolova French National Research Philippe France ANR Agency Feldmann National Centre for Scientific France CNRS Michèle Leduc Research

1 Institute for Basic Research of Pierre France CEA the Atomic Energy Chagvardieff Commission National Institute for Pierre-Henri France INRA Agricultural Research Duée French National Institute of Michelle France Inserm Health and Medical Research Hadchouel National Institute for Marie Baudry France IRD Development Devaux Kirsten German Research FoundationDFG Hüttemann Germany Max Planck Society MPG Thomas Dantes Hungarian Scientific Előd Hungary OTKA Research Fund Nemerkényi Health Research Board HRB Maura Hiney National Research Council CNR Cinzia Caporale The Science Council of Edita LMT Lithuania Suzideliene National Research Fund FNR Asaël Rouby Organisation for Netherlands NWO Francien Petiet Scientific Research Research Council of Norway RCN Gro Helgesen National Science Centre NCN Wojciech Sowa Foundation for Science and Ana Sofia FCT Technology Carvalho Slovak Research and Adriána APVV Development Agency Liptáková Council for Scientific CSIC Jorge Velasco Research Anders Swedish Research Council VR Weström Swiss National Science Markus SNSF Foundation Röthlisberger UK Medical Research Council MRC / RCUK Tony Peatfield

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