External research integrity guidance

• The UK Research Integrity Office provides resources for good practice related to research integrity and responsibility. Please consult UKRIO’s resources page, available to all.
  • UKRIO’s Expert Webinar series hosts Zoom webinars on key topics open to all and free to attend. If you have missed a webinar, the Expert Webinar page includes an archive of past sessions and slides.
  • Researchers beginning a project may wish to consult UKRIO’s downloadable checklist for good practice in research.
  • UKRIO provides the Authorship Integrity Toolkit to help research contributors adopt and promote good authorship practice. It includes downloadable guidance on good authorship practice, a model procedure for resolving authorship disputes, and a template authorship strategy agreement.
• The Medical Research Council (MRC) supplies Good Research Practice Policies and Guidance.
  • MRC provides a free e-learning module on Good Research Practice. The module is open to all, but users will need to make an account.
• NHS Health Research Authority provides free e-learning resources for all on research integrity and ethics (users will need to make an account through NIHR Learn).
• The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) provides guidance on publication, peer review, and editing ethics.
  • For advice on conducting peer review responsibly, COPE supplies Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers.
• The UK Government's National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) provides resources on trusted research, including videos and a downloadable brochure to help researchers have confidence in international collaboration and make informed decisions about potential risks.