MLE on Research Integrity
Research integrity is a foundation of excellent science and the cornerstone of societal trust in researchers and research institutions. Advancing research integrity across Europe is of the utmost importance to ensure the high quality of science, including reproducibility of research results, and to ensure a fruitful relationship between science and society.
The MLE focused on the exchange of national practices regarding four priority areas for advancing in the research integrity field, namely, promoting positive incentives, spreading research integrity culture among stakeholders through communications and dialogue, enhancing training in all stages of the research careers and stimulating processes and structures that support research integrity. These four priority areas were analysed from three different perspectives: institutional, national and cross-border levels.
Reports

An overview of the Mutual Learning Exercise on Research Integrity.

Research integrity is essential both for excellent science and for society to have trust in researchers and research institutions. Experts and stakeholders from all over Europe took part in a Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility (PSF) Mutual Learning Exercise (MLE) on Research Integrity (RI) in order to share experiences and identify good practices to promote and ensure integrity in scientific research.

The Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility (PSF) was set up by the Directorate- General for Research & Innovation (DG RTD) of the European Commission under the EU Framework Programme for Research & Innovation ‘Horizon 2020’.It supports Member States and countries associated with Horizon 2020 in reforming their national science, technology and innovation systems.

This report provides lessons learned from the Mutual Learning Exercise (MLE) devoted to research integrity. The focus of this report is on training and education in research integrity.

The report provides lessons learned from the Mutual Learning Exercise (MLE) devoted to research integrity. The focus of this report is on the dialogue and communication about research integrity.

This thematic report provides the lessons learned from the Mutual Learning Exercise (MLE) devoted to research integrity. The focus of this report is on setting incentives to promote and foster research integrity.

This Report focuses on the first priority topic – Processes and structures to promote RI and deal with allegations of research misconduct. The Paper is based on the review of existing relevant literature and documentation, information about RI framework in 14 countries for research integrity (RI) presented at the Kick-off Meeting and consultations with the representatives of the participating countries. The final input for the Report was provided from the discussions during the first Working Meeting in Oslo on 30 January 2019.

The Modus Operandi defines the scope, the objectives, envisaged outcomes and the preliminary time schedule of the MLE. It also describes the working approach and methodology the group will follow as well as the distribution of work of all participants.

Expert panel of the MLE on Research Integrity.
Events
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MLE on Research Integrity: kick-off meeting
The launch of the PSF Mutual Learning Exercise on Research integrity brought representatives of 14 countries together with external experts in the field to exchange good practices to promote research integrity in Europe. Participants presented what is the current status in their countries – including existing practices, challenges and expectations of the four topics that the MLE will address: incentives, dialogue & communication, training processes & structures. After discussing the topics, participants agreed together on the scope of the MLE as well as on the timeline.
Brussels, Belgium DG Research and Innovation - Unit A4
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Draft agenda.pdfEnglish -
MLE on Research Integrity: first country visit
During the MLE’s first country visit, the participants focused on exchanging national practices on the first of its four priority areas: stimulating processes and structures that support research integrity. The visit included meetings with Norwegian research and innovation stakeholders to understand institutional, national and cross-border perspectives.
The Norwegian National Research Ethics Committees , Oslo, Norway DG Research and Innovation - Unit A4
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Draft Agenda 1st Country Visit.pdfEnglishChallenge paper 1 - Processess and Structures.pdfEnglishChallenge paper 1 - Processes and structures - Annex.pdfEnglishHermeren_Intro to MLE.pdfEnglishSchjølberg_Assesment of ethical issues at the Research Council of Norway.pdfEnglishGenneback_Research misconduct cases in Sweden.pdfEnglishFoeger_Austrian Agency for Research Integrity.pdfEnglishLithuania.pdfEnglishRutiku_Estonia.pdfEnglishEngh and Enebakk_Research Ethics in Norway.pdfEnglishMarusic_Challenge paper 1.pdfEnglishBramstedt_Luxembourg Agency for Research Integrity.pdfEnglish -
MLE on Research Integrity: second country visit – dialogue & communication and incentives
The focus for the MLE’s second country visit was two of its four priority areas: promoting positive incentives and spreading research integrity culture among stakeholders through communication and dialogue. The MLE participants met Greek national representatives and discussed how incentives and dialogue among relevant stakeholders contribute to make research integrity stronger in Europe.
Athens, Greece DG Research and Innovation - Unit A4
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Challenge paper 2_Incentives.pdfEnglishChallenge paper 3_Dialogue and communication.pdfEnglishDraft Agenda 2nd Country Visit.pdfEnglishFoeger_Austrian Agency for Research Integrity.pdfEnglishBrennan_Com&Dialogue in RI The Irish Experience.pdfEnglishFanelli_challenge paper incentives.pdfEnglishMarusic_Report_Process and structures.pdfEnglishGenneback_Incentives for Good research practice at the Swedish research council.pdfEnglishTsinorema_Research Integrity Incentives experience from Greece.pdfEnglishBramstedt_Incentives for Research Integrity in Luxembourg.pdfEnglishCharitidis_Greece Dialogue and Communication.pdfEnglishTsinorema_RI Incentives. A Greek Case Study.pdfEnglishTsinorema_Research Integrity Incentives experience from Greece.pdfEnglishMarusic_Challenge_paper_Dialogue and communication.pdfEnglishEnebek_Norway_incentives.pdfEnglishTauginiene_RI in Lithuania.pdfEnglishHanganu_RI_Moldova.pdfEnglishRønningen_DialogXX.pdfEnglish -
MLE on Research Integrity: third country visit – enhancing training
The MLE’s third country visit focused on the last of its four priority areas: enhancing training on research integrity in all stages of researchers’ careers. MLE participants from 14 countries visited Paris, France, to meet French research authorities and stakeholders in order to exchange good practices and lessons learned on this essential topic – a foundation for excellent science and societal trust.
Paris, France DG Research and Innovation - Unit A4
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Challenge Paper 4_Training and Education.pdfEnglishDraft Agenda 3rd Country visit.pdfEnglishDuhlicher_Moldova-training and education .pdfEnglishThornton_Topic 4 Training.pdfEnglishCoudreau_RI Training in France.pdfEnglishFoeger_Training in Austria.pdfEnglishLung_MOOC research integrity in scientific professions.pdfEnglish -
MLE on Research Integrity: Final meeting
The final meeting of the MLE RI took place in Vilnius, where Lithuanian stakeholders presented the state of Research Integrity in Lithuania. Participants discussed the final report of the Mutual Learning Exercise on Research Integrity, and the main examples of good practice and lessons learned during the activity.
Vilnius, Lithuania DG Research and Innovation – Unit A4
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TopicReportEducation.pdfEnglishZwart_Final Report Presentation.pdfEnglishMLE RI final meeting - next steps.pdfEnglishBaleztena_MLE on RI.pdfEnglishCekanauskaite_Developing ethical review system in LT.pdfEnglishFanelli_TopicReportsSummary.pdfEnglishMarusic_Recommendations.pdfEnglishSuziedeliene_Activities of Ethics Commission RCL.pdfEnglishTauginiene_Advancing understanding on RI in Lt.pdfEnglish -
MLE on Research Integrity – dissemination event at the ENERI Final Conference
The dissemination event of the Mutual Learning Exercise on Research Integrity presented its results at a satellite event during the final conference of the project ENERI “European Network of Research Ethics and Research Integrity”, funded by Horizon 2020. The objective of the project was to develope recommendations on how to harmonise daily practice for research ethics committees and research integrity offices. The conference brought together leading ethics and research integrity experts, researchers, policy makers, research funding organisations, civil society and other stakeholders.
Brussels, Belgium ENERI “European Network of Research Ethics and Research Integrity”
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MLE RI_Kalokairinou and Baleztena.pdfEnglishMLE RI_Brennan_Ireland.pdfEnglishMLE RI_Tsinorema and Charitidis_Greece.pdfEnglishMLE RI_Ronningen and Enebakk_Norway.pdfEnglishMLE RI_France.pdfEnglishMLE RI_Marusic.pdfEnglishMLE RI.pdfEnglish