Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice

Good scientific practice is safeguarded through role models and a supportive research environment. Our goal is to prevent scientific misconduct effectively.

The Academic Senate and Presidential Board of Leuphana University have formally adopted Ethical Guidelines with rules of good scientific practice and a procedure to handle cases of scientific misconduct. (Download here)

Below you will find the institutions that support researchers in matters of good scientific practice.

The University has appointed two independent mediators (ombudspersons) to whom their members may turn with questions concerning good scientific practice and in cases of suspected scientific misconduct.

Ombudsperson representing Professors

  • Prof. Dr. Torben Schmidt

Substitute

  • Prof. Dr. Laura Venz

Ombudsperson for academic staff and academic qualificants

  • Prof. Dr. Lea Boecker

Substitute

  • Dr. Ing. Oliver Olsson

The commission for investigation of cases of scientific misconduct monitors the rules for ensuring good scientific practice and investigates allegations of scientific misconduct.

Members of the commission for the investigation of cases of scientific misconduct

Group of professors

Prof. Dr. Emer O`Sullivan
Prof. Dr. Jens Heger
Prof. Dr. Marc Kleinknecht
Prof. Dr. Thomas Schomerus (substitute)

Scientific staff group

Dr. Anne Graefe 
N.N. (substitute)

Student group

Alexa Böckel
N.N. (substitute)

Contact

Commission for the Investigation of Cases of Scientific Misconduct

Dr. Jutta Grünberg-Bochard
Leuphana University Lüneburg
Universitätsallee 1, C10.328
21335 Lüneburg
Fon 04131.677-2142
Fax 04131.677-1575
E-Mail: untersuchungskommission@leuphana.de