Research Integrity

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All those engaged with research have a duty to consider how the work they undertake, host or support impacts on the research community and on wider society.

The Research Integrity Concordat has been developed by Universities UK (UUK) and provides assurances that the UK research community continues to ground its work in the highest standards of rigour and integrity. It sets out five commitments that all those involved with research should use to guide their conduct.

Commitment to the principles set out in the concordat helps demonstrate to government, business, international partners and the public that they can continue to have confidence in the research produced by the UK research community. It provides assurances of the standards expected of all stakeholders.

Our commitment to the Research Integrity Concordat

The principles of the concordat are integrated within the fabric of our research environment, committees and strategy. As part of our commitment, a high level statement on research integrity is provided to the university governing body – the University Court – which is part of an annual monitoring report which covers a variety of considerations, such as data protection, protection of vulnerable groups, public interest disclosures and fraud and irregularities. Our latest Integrity Statement is available for download as a pdf file below:

UHI Research Integrity Statement 2023

How to record an a potential breach of the principles of the concordat at UHI

As a measure of the importance of the principles of research integrity, the member of staff responsible for oversight of research integrity and the first point of contact for anyone across the UHI Partnership wanting more information on matters of research integrity at the university, is our Dean of Research and Innovation: 

Professor Derek McGhee

Email: Derek.McGhee@uhi.ac.uk 

While all communications will be dealt with in strict confidence, if you have specific concerns about the integrity of research being conducted at our university and do not want to contact Professor McGhee you can also confidentially contact the university Deputy Secretary :

Roger Sendall

Email: Roger.Sendall@uhi.ac.uk 

Alternatively, you can record a potential issue using a simple 10 question MS Form. Clicking the button below will take you to a form to submit a record of an allegation of breach of research integrity, according to the principals of the UUK Research Integrity Concordat. Submitting the form will send a new record to Professor McGhee for investigation - details recorded using this form will only be visible to Professor McGhee.  If the issue is already resolved, also use the below form to record the issue and the resolution achieved. (You must be signed in to the university network to access the form)

Record a potential integrity issue 

The Public Interest Disclosure Policy and Procedure of the university is designed to allow employees or others associated with the university to raise, at a high level, concerns and/or disclose information which the individual believes shows malpractice. The policy sets out the process of making disclosures and how the subsequent investigations will proceed, any Research Integrity investigation will follow the process set out in this policy.

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