Misconduct in research
Researchers must always be honest in their results. A research must never distort, falsify, mislead or plagiarise. Cheating in research — known as dishonesty in research — can lead to humans and animals being exposed to risk. This in turn can mean that confidence in researchers and research is damaged.
Since 2002 the Research Council has had an expert group within the Ethics Committee which scrutinises matters on behalf of universities and colleges where misconduct in research is suspected.
The Government has commissioned the Swedish Research Council's expert group to once again accept reports from universities and colleges and investigate suspected dishonesty in research.
All research results must therefore be reported openly so that other researchers can check and repeat the research. Only then can the research be regarded as scientifically approved.
Examination of misconduct
Since 2002 the Research Council has had an expert group within the Ethics Committee which scrutinises matters on behalf of universities and colleges where misconduct in research is suspected.
In 2008 the Swedish Research Council's board decided that the expert group for matters to do with misconduct in research would be abolished by the end of that year.
Expert group to accept reports again
The Government has commissioned the Swedish Research Council's expert group to once again accept reports from universities and colleges and investigate suspected dishonesty in research.
An expert group on misconduct in research will be set up by the Central Ethics Committee, according to the Government research proposition "A boost for Research and Innovation" (prop. 2008/09:50), but until this is established, the Swedish Research Council thus has the task of continuing the work of the expert panel for matters concerning dishonesty in research.
Contact: Pamela Werner
Updated: 2009-11-12
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