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 of Lüneburg have formally adopted Ethical Regulations with rules of good scientific practice and a procedure to handle cases of scientific misconduct. (Download here)
In its Ethical Regulations with rules of good scientific practice, Leuphana University Lüneburg has established standards and rules for good scientific practice based on the recommendations of the German Research Foundation (DFG), which are binding for all members and affiliates of the university.
The Embassy is a community platform offering support in handling day-to-day research practices and dilemmas. The platform is a wiki - allowing users to contribute their knowledge and expertise.
The ENERI website with its decision tree:
The aim of ENERI – the “European Network of Research Ethics and Research Integrity” – is to support exchange between experts in the fields of research ethics and research integrity. In addition, ENERI has also developed several helpful tools for researchers: https://eneri.eu/
ENERI's Decision Tree provides an excellent introduction to the field of research ethics in general. It also guides you through a process that shows you which ethical considerations are relevant in your specific field of research: https://eneri.eu/decision-tree/
Dilemma Game (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
The Dilemma Game encourages an open and honest dialogue about scientific as well as social integrity. After reading a dilemma, you choose from four possible courses of action, discuss your choice with others or reflect on it yourself using the expert review.
free online courses via the "Open Courses KIT" platform of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
The link above will first take you to the course overview. However, in order to use the self-study courses at KIT, you must first register at this link and create a user account. Only after completing the registration process can you enroll in the free courses on good scientific practice.