5. Collaborative research - 5.1. Responsibilities

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DTU Danish Code of Conduct for Research Integrity 5.Collaborative research Research is increasingly a collaborative undertaking involving researchers from different disciplines, institutions, and countries. Such collaboration can present challenges, as re-search cultures and perceptions of research integrity may differ across disciplines, institu-tions and countries. The key purpose of guidelines for collaborative research is to support a common under-standing of and framework for the application of responsible conduct of research. DEFINITIONS Collaborative research is research based on cross disciplinary, cross institutional, cross sectorial and/or cross border collaboration. Collaborating partners are all parties involved with the collaborative research, in-cluding researchers, students, technical personnel, administrative personnel and institutions. 5.1. Responsibilities i. All collaborating partners should – to the extent possible – take responsibility for the integrity of the collaborative research. ii. Collaborating partners should – if feasible and preferably as early as possible in the research process – establish agreements on all relevant areas, and specify how responsible conduct of research will be applied throughout the collaborative research.2 iii. Where appropriate, common agreements should – in addition to standard agreements on the practical implementation of the research – be established on the following: a. Intellectual property rights b. Procedures for addressing conflicting laws, regulations, practices, etc. c. Procedures for resolution of conflicts between collaborating partners d. Publication issues e. Use, sharing, ownership and management of data f. Confidentiality g. Conflicts of interest h. Procedures for reporting and handling breaches of responsible conduct of research, including research misconduct 2 When entering into international collaborative research, the boilerplate text from the OECD Global Science Fo-rum ‘Investigating Research Misconduct Allegations in International Collaborative Research Projects – A Practi-cal Guide’ (2009) may serve as inspiration for the collaborating partners. DTU – Technical University of Denmark 23

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• Foreword
• I. Principles of Research Integrity
• II. Responsible Conduct of Research
• 1. Research planning and conduct
• 1.1. Responsibilities
• 1.2. Division of responsibilities
• 2. Data management
• 2.1. Responsibilities
• 2.2. Division of responsibilities
• 3. Publication and communication
• 3.1. Responsibilities
• 3.2. Division of responsibilities
• 4. Authorship
• 4.1. Responsibilities
• 4.2. Division of responsibilities
• 5. Collaborative research
• 5.1. Responsibilities
• 5.2. Division of responsibilities
• 6. Conflicts of interest
• 6.1. Responsibilities
• 6.2. Division of responsibilities
• Authorship conflicts
• PhD student and supervisor(s)
• III. Research integrity teaching, training, and supervision
• 1. Teaching, training, and supervision in the principles of research integrity and responsible conduct of research
• 1.1. Responsibilities
• 1.2. Division of responsibilities
• IV. Research misconduct and breaches of responsible conduct of research
• 1. Breaches of responsible conduct of research
• 1.1. Responsibilities
• 1.2. Division of responsibilities
• Appendix 1– Recommendations for responding to breaches of responsible conduct of research
• 1. Preliminary advice concerning a suspicion of a potential breach
• 2. Investigation of a well-founded suspicion
• 3. Conclusion of the investigation/sanctions
• Appendix 2 – Members of the working group on the Danish Code of Conduct for Research Integrity
• The Ministry of Higher Education and Science
• Members nominated by Universities Denmark
• Member nominated by the Union of Directors of the Sector Research Institutes of Denmark
• Member nominated by the Danish Council for Independent Research
• Member nominated by the Danish Council for Strategic Research
• Secretariat
• Appendix 3 – Bibliography
• Appendix 4 – Members of the DTU working group on implementation of the Danish Code of Conduct for Research Integrity at DTU
• Secretariat

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