Principles and Responsibilities
The Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (2018) (ACRCR 2018), developed by the National Health and Medical Research Council, the Australian Research Council and Universities Australia, articulates the principles and responsibilities that characterise an honest, ethical and conscientious research culture.
Research integrity is consistent and coherent respect for, and adherence to, these principles and responsibilities of research.
Principles
The ACRCR 2018 defines the principles as:
- Honesty
- Rigour
- Transparency
- Fairness
- Respect
- Recognition
- Accountability
- Promotion
Responsibilities
ACRCR 2018 also defines the individual (researchers’) and collective (institutional) responsibilities.
Researcher responsibilities are to:
- Adopt good research practices,
- Support and promote the responsible conduct of research, including undertaking training
- Comply with legal, institutional policies, disciplinary standards and ethical requirements,
- Report breaches of the Code (ACRCR 2018).
Institutional responsibilities are to:
- Establish and maintain practices, policies and procedures to support the responsible conduct of research,
- Provide training about responsible research conduct
- Identify and train Research Integrity Advisors
- Manage potential breaches of the Code (ACRCR 2018).
Research Integrity at UNE
The UNE Code of Conduct for Research Rule (CCR) aligns with the ACRCR 2018. The CCR includes the Principles of research conduct in clause 6 and the collective and individual Responsibilities in clauses 7-11.
UNE manages research-related complaints through the Procedures for Investigating Research Conduct Breaches and Related Complaints (Procedures).
You can find all of the relevant UNE policies in the policy website.
