Guidelines for handling individual cases of possible breaches of recognized research ethics standards

Adopted by the Rector 09.032016. Revised 13.09 2017 based on the act concerning the organization of work on ethics and integrity in research (Forskningsetikkloven) of 01.05.2017. Revised for a second time 21.08.2024 based on the Office of the Auditor General of Norway’s review from 2021 regarding the management by government institutions of the 2017 Forskningsetikkloven.

See the mandate for the Research Ethics Committee at VID Specialized University, adopted on 09.03.2016, and revised on 13.09.2017 with regards to the role of the committee.

1. Introduction

2. Basic principles for handling individual cases related to breaches of recognized research ethics standards

3. Reporting suspected breaches of recognized research ethics standards

4. Preliminary investigations

5. Procedural rules for preliminary investigations

6. Processing in the Research Ethics Committee

7. Requirements for the content of the Research Ethics Committee’s statement

8. Follow-up on cases of possible breaches of recognized research ethics standards handled by the Research Ethics Committee

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