For all researchers, acting in accordance with the principles of good scientific practice is fundamentally essential. In its preamble, the DFG’s Guidelines for Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice state: ‘Scientific integrity forms the basis of trustworthy research.’ Therefore, a workshop aimed at deepening existing knowledge on this topic is one of the first obligatory elements of the IRTG-PROTEOFORuM. In this workshop, you will learn what scientific integrity and scientific misconduct mean, as well as about the gray areas between these two extremes.
Trainer: Michael Schöner
Date: Monday & Thursday, 12 & 15 May 2025
Time: 9 am – 1 pm
Location: Online
Alternative date option: 25 & 26 June 2025 –>
Day 1: What does acting in accordance with good scientific practice mean? What are involved stakeholders?
After a brief historical outline, participants are given an overview of the most important national and international regulations for compliance with good scientific practice and learn about the statutes specific to the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and the existing ombud system. Moreover, the participants will interactively work on questions related to handling research data, how to deal with problems concerning supervision and conflicts in academia. The workshop aims at reflecting on how we conduct science and which strategies we can develop in dilemma situations with regard to good scientific practice.
Day 2: Who may appear as an author on a publication? What guidelines and recommendations are there and what do they say? Where are the grey areas? Who can help me?
‘An author is an individual who has made a genuine, identifiable contribution to the content of a research publication of text, data or software.‘ (Guideline 14 of the DFG Code of Conduct Guidelines for Safeguarding Good Research Practice). This could say it all. In reality, however, the situation is often more complex. Especially in the early academic career phase, your own situation with regard to questions of authorship is often characterized by a lack of experience, uncertainty and dependencies. This workshop is intended to help you gain better clarity about the current regulations, rights and obligations in the area of ‘publication and authorship’, to become aware of the grey areas and to find out where you can turn to in case of questions and violations of scientific integrity. The workshop also includes a discussion on scientific writing in times of AI.
The number of participants in the workshop is limited to 20 participants.
The event is specifically organized for doctoral candidates and postdocs of the PROTEOFORuM. PhD students of Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg are welcome to take part if free spots are available.
Registration is open until 30 April 2025: Register here!