| Title | Time | Room | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Scientific Practice for Natural and Life Sciences / 26-6-SPN-2 | 02.06.2026 10:00 - 17:00 (Tue) | online | Dr. Schröder, Peter |
In recent years, plagiarism and the falsification of research data have repeatedly made headlines. The internet has made knowledge highly mobile and easy to redistribute in repackaged forms. Although deliberate academic misconduct is far from representative, the practice of good scientific work still raises a number of challenging questions and persistent problems for researchers, and unintentional violations can also occur. Nevertheless, there are basic and useful principles that researchers should know and be able to apply. When these principles are understood, it becomes possible to act appropriately even in difficult situations and to avoid serious pitfalls in an academic career.
This workshop introduces participants to the principles of good scientific practice. It provides guidance on ethical and legal standards and, using typical issues and problem cases, demonstrates how these principles can be applied in research in a practical way.
- Interactive workshop format
- Dedicated time for participants’ questions and discussion.
- Good scientific practice: next steps for researchers.
- Competition or collaboration? Conducting research on the same topic
- Authorship, publication, and documentation: key issues for researchers
- Rights and responsibilities: supervision, internet law, and intellectual property law
- Plagiarism and paraphrasing: a matter of formulation?
- Fundamentals of good scientific practice: the DFG recommendations
- Appropriate responses to academic misconduct, breaches, and related problems
Doctoral researchers:
- Natural and Life Sciences
- of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin.
All workshops are free of charge. Parts of the qualification program are funded by the Berlin University Alliance.
Please make sure that you can attend for the entire duration before booking a workshop to receive a certificate. Check our terms and conditions.
Cancellations are possible up to 14 days in advance by following these steps:
- Log into your DRS account on our booking platform www.drs.fu-berlin.de
- Click on "My course list"
- Choose the workshop in question and go to "course details"
- Finally click on "cancel booking".
Many doctoral programs award credit points for participation in workshops and other qualification programs. One work unit (WU) corresponds to 45 minutes of workshop time. In some cases they might round up.
- 8 work units equal 0.5 credit points.
- For shorter workshops, credits are calculated proportionally based on the work units.
- Credit transfer requires the accumulation of a sufficient number of work units.
Example: Participation in two workshops of three hours each result in a total of 8 work units and therefore 0,5 credit points would be granted. As the transfer of credits is decided by the doctoral programs or doctoral offices, please contact them directly with any questions in this regard.
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Find an extensive overview of workshops at the BUA partner institutions: Graduate Studies Support Program
BUA E-Learning Module on `Good Research Practice for Doctoral Researchers`: If you are enrolled at any of the Berlin University Alliance´s partner institutions, you are eligible to start the course right away.
You can take the module online at your own pace, free of charge, and download a certificate upon completion.