What is good conduct of research?

Freedom and integrity of research is a crucial condition for our work and credibility in the surrounding community. Refresh your knowlegde and read the links below to become fully updated, so you can continue to conduct research in accordance with the basic principles that constitutes the foundation for all research. 

Aarhus University has developed a policy for research integrity, freedom of research and responsible conduct of research. The policy is based on the Danish Code of Conduct for research integrity, which has been implemented in the University's guidelines since 2014.

It is possible to find all guidelines, rules and policies on the website for responsible conduct of research.

Aarhus University works to ensure that research is conducted responsibly and to safeguard the freedom of research of the university and the individual researcher in different ways:

• Responsible research conduct and research freedom advisers at each faculty – who are prepared to provide all employees at the university with advice and guidance.
• The Committee for Responsible Conduct of Research and Freedom of Research (the Research Practice Committee) – which handles cases regarding suspected research misconduct, questionable research practices and pressure on freedom of research.
• The Research Ethics Committee – which reviews research projects which are required by funders or journals to document ethical approval, but which are not regulated by the regional research ethics committees.
• Courses for PhD students and academic staff members on responsible conduct of research and freedom of research.
• Clear frameworks and guidelines for responsible conduct of research and freedom of research formulated in the Policy for research integrity, freedom of research and responsible conduct of research at Aarhus University.

Read more here.

To read more about data sharing, read EU Code of Conduct on agricultural data sharing by contractual agreement.