Faculty of Science

Responsible Conduct of Research: A case-based workshop for postdocs and assistant professors
Provider: Faculty of Science

Activity no.: 5253-25-03-02	There are 29 available seats
	Enrollment deadline: 21/03/2025

Place	Von Langen F111 Rolighedsvej 23, 1958 Frederiksberg C
Date and time	04.04.2025, at: 09:00 - 13:00
Regular seats	30

Contact person	RCR sekretærgruppe E-mail address: RCR@ifro.ku.dk

Enrolment Handling/Course Organiser	Peter Sandøe E-mail address: pes@sund.ku.dk

Aim and content Breaches of responsible conduct of research (RCR) are harmful. They undermine the trust in scientists as well as the trust in the validity of scientific knowledge. They are also harmful to society by enabling inferior solutions and by wasting resources. It is of highest importance to avoid misconduct and questionable research practices, and to steer a course of research integrity. However, since there are both many grey zones and many dilemmas, a simple rule book approach will not suffice. Instead, you need to develop your ability to tackle cases as they occur. In this workshop, we wish to equip you to this by providing a short overview of the pitfalls and by discussing a number of specific cases in order to stimulate reflection and awareness of the complexities of conducting responsible research. Purpose of workshop This workshop intends to make you aware of the many aspects of RCR, including grey zones and dilemmas, via discussion of specific cases so that you become better equipped to deal with RCR issues that you meet in your research. The cases will call attention to multiple aspects of potentially questionable research practices and help you to navigate in a highly competitive environment while still maintaining an ethical perspective. Target group The workshop is intended for postdocs and assistant professors employed at the Faculty of SCIENCE for a period of more than a total of 1 year are obliged to participate in the faculty’s workshop on Good Scientific Practice. Learning objectives You will learn to appreciate the importance of research integrity, and the principles by which to stay clear of research misconduct, questionable research practices and other problematic ethical behaviours related to your field of research. You will be able to better identify the external factors that may corrupt your moral compass or the moral compass of your colleagues. You will be able to refer to codes and procedures formulated at international, national, university and disciplinary level, and thus be able to serve as a good colleague and role model for others in your research environment. Requirements and expectations There are no prior requirement to this workshop. Format of the workshop 4h in total: 1h introduction and overview; 1h group work; 2h debrief and discussions. Content • A short introduction to RCR and an overview of how violations of RCR are handled in Denmark. • Group work on model cases. Cases touch upon issues such as: o Authorship o Research misconduct and questionable research practice o Data management o Conflicts of interest o Transparency and reproducibility o Research collaborations and external funding • Discussion of cases and future developments in the area. Assignment There are no additional assignments to this workshop. Limitation Each course has no more than 30 participants. The course is offered 3-5 times a year. Course responsible Professor Peter Sandøe, Department of Food Resources and Economics. Location The course takes place at the Faculty of Science. Further information is provided by the course administration.

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