An Introduction to Good Scientific Practice and Scientific Misconduct / 25-10-SM-2

The Berlin University Alliance (BUA) is an alliance of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Together, they are pursuing the goal of creating and shaping an integrated research space in Berlin. This alliance aims to establish Berlin as a leading international science location. All workshops and events offered by the Graduate Studies Support Program are funded by the BUA and therefore free of charge.

Participation

Doctoral researchers (all disciplines) of the Berlin University Alliance.

Before booking a workshop, please make sure that you can attend for the entire duration. Please check our terms and conditions.

Content 

The workshop covers the principles and rules of good scientific practice, the most important forms of scientific misconduct, the relevant regulations and support and complaint structures. The participants gain knowledge of the principles and rules of research misconduct, and the ability to apply this knowledge in one's own research context, i.e. awareness of conflicts related to research misconduct and normative aspects of research.

Objectives

This introductory workshop covers the basic elements of good scientific practice and research ethics to help participants avoid questionable practices and misconduct. For that, they learn about the basics of good scientific practice and apply them to their own cases. Finally, the participants work on strategies to deal with their discussed cases.

Please note

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Also check out workshops at the BUA partner institutions that are available for you free of charge: Graduate Studies Support Program.

Further Information

Postdocs are welcome to participate if spots are available.

Doctoral programs calculate credits based on the number of work units earned through workshop participation. Each work unit represents 45 minutes of workshop time, and 8 work units equal 0.5 credit points. For mini workshops (less than 8 work units), credits are calculated proportionally based on the work units. Please note: To be eligible for credit transfer, you must accumulate enough work units from short workshops. For example, attending two 3-hour workshops results in 8 work units (2 workshops x 4 work units each), which equals 0.5 credits.