Fair play in research. Freie Universität fosters diligence, transparency, and integrity in research. It also takes investigations of scientific misconduct very seriously. Ombudspersons are available to advise and mediate in conflicts. The university set up a Coordination Office for Research Integrity and a permanent investigatory commission.

Sources and additional information

Freie Universität’s new Statute for Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice (GWP-Satzung) was approved in December 2020, replacing the Code of Honor for Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice from 2002. It incorporates the guidelines of the DFG Code of Conduct for Good Research Practice in a legally binding document.

• Website of the Coordination Office for Research Integrity
• Statute for Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice (GWP-Satzung)