Teesside University has a framework and code of practice that address the requirement for the conduct of research across the institution and outlining a formal system for investigating allegations of research misconduct by staff and research students. We also adhere to national and international guidelines on research integrity as subscribers to the UK Research Integrity Office (UKRIO).
The international framework and standards for research integrity are set out in the Singapore Statement on Research Integrity and the Montreal Statement on Research Integrity, which have been focused in the UK via the Universities UK Concordat to Support Research Integrity (2012, revised 2019), against which all policy and practice at Teesside University is measured. The principles guiding the University's approach to research integrity and steps taken on an annual basis to ensure that the University maintains good standards of integrity, are set out in annual statements, which are available here.
The main policy document addressing standards of research integrity is the Framework and Code of Practice for Ensuring Research Integrity, which addresses the requirement for a set of principles for the good conduct of research and outlines a framework for identifying and investigating allegations of research misconduct. This document conforms with international and national principles of research integrity and with national expectations on institutional responsibility for research integrity. The framework applies to all members of the institution undertaking relevant research activity. It also applies to those persons who are not members of the institution, but who are conducting research on the institution's premises or using the institution's research facilities.
A set of accompanying briefings to the framework and code of practice serve as a set of researcher guidelines for putting the principles into practice.