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E-Learning Module: Good Research Practice for Doctoral Researchers
The BUA's new e-learning course “Good Research Practice for Doctoral Researchers” will be launched on April 29 with a festive reception. The course covers GRP topics in six chapters and can be completed within ten hours. Further information can be found on the website .
Apr 29, 2025
Joint ombuds office for good research practice of the Berlin universities
The joint ombuds office for good research practice of the Berlin universities in accordance with §5a BerlHG has been established. All participating universities have signed the cooperation agreement. For the first two years, until October 2027, the office is located at the FU Berlin - Coordination Office for Research Integrity (ombudsperson@fu-berlin.de).
Apr 03, 2025
Annual report 2024 published
The 2024 annual report on the state of good research practice at Freie Universität Berlin (in German) is now available online .
Mar 17, 2025
Changes to the standardised indication of affiliation with Freie Universität Berlin in publications
The updated changes to the standardised indication of affiliation in publications can be found in Rundschreiben No. 03/2025 (only in German).
Feb 28, 2025
Anna Abalkina is on Nature's 10 list for scientific contributions of global significance
Dr Anna Abalkina has been included in the list ‘Nature's 10: Ten people who helped shape science in 2024’ for her research on so-called ‘paper mills’. Further information on Dr Anna Abalkina and her research can be found in the press release.
Dec 13, 2024
Save the Date: ENRIO Congress on Research Integrity Practice 2025
The “European Network of Research Integrity Offices” (ENRIO) is organizing the ENRIO Congress on Research Integrity Practice 2025 together with the University of Ljubiljana from 22-24 September 2025 .
Dec 11, 2024
FAQ: AI and good research practice
As part of the “Dialogforen” project of the Ombuds Committee for Research Integrity, Dr. Katrin Frisch has compiled a collection of FAQs on the topic of AI and research integrity.
Nov 18, 2024
DFG Press Release - “Ombuds Committee for Research Integrity”: Central Point of Contact with a New Legal Status and a New Title
The former “German Research Ombudsman” body has been transformed into a registered association and is now called the “Ombuds Committee for Research Integrity”. This is institutionally funded in accordance with a decision by the German Bundestag. Further information can be found in the DFG press release .
Oct 14, 2024
The handbook for ombudspersons at higher education institutions and non-higher education research institutions is now available in English
A translated version of the "Handbook for ombudspersons at higher education institutions & non-higher education research institutions" is now available on Zenodo .
Sep 10, 2024
Support and advice in the event of attacks in scientific communication
Scicomm Support supports and advises scientists in the event of attacks and unobjective comments in scientific communication.
Jun 11, 2024
Publication: Who owns research data?
The new publication outlines various (legal) positions regarding the use of research data.
May 28, 2024
KowIn now offers "Research Integrity" courses
The Coordination Office for Research Integrity has been offering "Research Integrity" courses for doctoral candidates in German and English since this summer semester. Departments, graduate schools, joint projects and all members of the FU Berlin can request these courses if required. If you are interested, please contact ombudsperson@fu-berlin.de.
May 21, 2024
Pressemitteilungen der DFG zu Fällen wissenschaftlichen Fehlverhaltens der letzten zehn Jahre
Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft veröffentlicht auf ihrer Webseite "Wissenschaftliche Integrität" die Pressemitteilungen zu Fällen wissenschaftlichen Fehlverhaltens der letzten zehn Jahre.
Apr 29, 2024
New statutes for safeguarding good scientific practice published in the Amtsblatt of FU Berlin
The new Statutes for Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice at the Freie Universität Berlin, which were adopted by the Academic Senate on 18 October 2023, were published in the Amtsblatt on 13 February 2024 and thus come into force. An English translation is currently being prepared.
Feb 13, 2024
Current courses offered by the Dahlem Research School
In cooperation with the Humboldt Graduate School and the Potsdam Graduate School , Dahlem Research School offers a broad range of courses on the topic of good scientific practice , which doctoral students of the participating institutions can attend free of charge. The courses for the summer semester 2023 will be released for booking on March 15.
Feb 06, 2024
Podcast "Research Integrity Matters"
The Netherlands Research Integrity Network (NRIN) has published a new podcast called " Research Integrity Matters ".
Feb 02, 2024
Podcast "Freakonomics" reports on fraud in science
The podcast " Freakonomics " talks about fraud in science in several episodes . Whistleblowers and unknowingly involved persons have their say.
Jan 10, 2024
Research data management training program for WS 2023/24
The current training program of the FU Berlin's research data management team for the winter semester 2023/24 is online. All interested persons will find a wide range of trainings and workshops on the topic of FDM.
Oct 20, 2023
Annual report on good scientific practice 2022 published
The Coordination Office for Research Integrity at Freie Universität Berlin, has published the Annual Report on Good Scientific Practice 2022 for the first time in history. The report (only in German) and further information can be found on the homepage .
Sep 25, 2023
DFG guidelines on dealing with generative models for text and image creation
In a press release , the Executive Committee of the German Research Foundation (DFG) has published initial guidelines for dealing with generative models for text and image generation (AI).
Sep 21, 2023