responsible conduct of research, reliable research results, teaching and learning

Path2Integrity has recently launched the project’s programme for Teaching for Educators (P2ITE), which aims to enhance educators’ competencies, confidence, and abilities to teach research integrity effectively, mainly using the Path2Integrity learning materials and methods in an adaptive and sustainable way. The first round of sessions of the training programme were conducted amongst the P2I members, while this time around, project partners Tom Lindemann (EUREC) and Satayesh...

Between 27 and 29 September 2021, Path2Integrity partners Dr. Agnieszka Dwojak-Matras and Dr. Katarzyna Kalinowska-Sinkowska, Instytut Badań Edukacyjnych, took part in the ENRIO congress which was focused on Research Integrity Practice. Dr. Agnieszka held a presentation where the theme was based on the experience of the Path2Integrity team members in developing a social campaign for building a culture of research integrity.  In the beginning, she briefly presented P2I and...

Path2Integrity is happy to announce the final session of the project's webinar series on Equality and Research Integrity.  Our fifth session will take place on 25 January 2022, and it's entitled "Research integrity starts at the top: The top-down approach to tackling unethical practices". Guest speaker at our virtual event is going to be Nina Peršak. She is a Scientific Director and Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of...

The article "The development of a four-tier test to evaluate research integrity training" conducted by the Path2Integrity coordinator Prof. Julia Priess-Buchheit (University of Applied Sciences Coburg, Coburg, Germany) and project partners Linda Zollitsch and Nicolaus Wilder from the University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany, has been published in the Open Research Europe platform. Scheme of development of the P2I questionnaire adapted with permission of The Royal Society of Chemistry,...

Path2Integrity project partners, Dr. Agnieszka Koterwas, Dr. Agnieszka Dwojak-Matras and Dr. Katarzyna Kalinowska, published their new paper in the open access journal FACETS. Their article examines the dialogical approaches of teaching responsible conduct of research as part of the positive integrity trend centered on encouraging ethical behavior. Therein, the topic of the paper intertwines with the goals and objectives of the Path2Integrity project. The article entitled...

As an educator, you have probably already noticed and/or discussed during your classes how reliable research and ethics have taken a completely new twist since the beginning of the corona pandemic. By participating in the P2ITE, you will develop innovative teaching skills that will take the topic of responsible conduct of research to a tangible level. Any Educator – both inexperienced and experienced – with an interest in educating in topics of research integrity...

With the holiday season approaching and the Christmas mood slowly taking over, we want to take a moment to reflect on the progress we've made and express our tremendous gratitude to all who have helped Path2Integrity support responsible conduct of research across Europe! From all of the Path2Intrity team, we wish you joyful and warm holidays!

Path2Integrity is holding one last webinar before the end of the year. But don't worry, the insightful online discussions will continue in 2022. In our fourth webinar, Simson Mwale will open the topic on research integrity. The session is titled "Global North & Global South in Research Integrity. What's in for the researchers in the Global South?" Simson is a human rights activist, educator, traveler and nature lover. Also, he is a member of the...

A new article was published in the Path2Integrity Open Science Collection in the Research Ideas and Outcomes (RIO) Journal. The paper titled "Dataset: Feedback on the Path2Integrity learning cards for research integrity (2020)" is authored by project partners Ina Berg and Prof. Julia Prieß-Buchheit of the Coburg University in Germany.This dataset is drawn from feedback given by participants, lecturers, and experts on the Path2Integrity learning cards programme for research...

Path2Integrity is happy to announce that the project continued with the third round of insightful online discussions, where this time we focused on topics which revolved around research ethics. Our third session took place on 23 November 2021, where the topic which was discussed was "Responsible Conduct of Research Education Should Include Issues of Race and Gender. Why?". Guest speaker at our virtual event was Lisa M. Rasmussen, Professor in the Department of...

Path2Integrity is on the mission to raise awareness and contribute to enhancing the Research Integrity (RI) culture in Poland by organising various events and meetings in Polish language. This initiative derives from the fact the very scientific term of research integrity is little talked about in Poland, where the European Code of Conduct (ECoC) on RI has only been introduced in 2020. However, despite the country being just recently introduced to the concept of research integrity, there is...

Path2Integrity is glad to announce that of the project’s role models, Professor Mojib Latif, is going to be the next President of the Hamburg Academy of Sciences. He is an internationally recognised meteorologist and oceanographer who became a professor at IFM-GEOMAR, Kiel, Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences in 2003. He advocates for responsible conduct of research, being one of the core members of the Path2Integrity community. One of his main goals during the presidency is to...

Path2Integrity is glad to announce that the project is hosting yet another round of insightful online discussions, where this time around we will focus on gender equality-related topics. Our second session will take place on 9 November 2021, where the topic to be discussed is "Are women researchers more committed with research integrity than men?" Guest speaker at our virtual event is going to be Mariette van den Hoven, professor in Medical Ehics at...

Path2Integrity is glad to announce that the project is launching yet another round of insightful online discussions, where this time around we will focus on gender equality-related topics. Our very first session will take place on 19 October 2021, where the topic to be discussed is "Why does it matter to speak about equality and algorithm in research integrity?" Guest speaker at our virtual event is going to be Puja Kapai, an associate professor of Law at the University of...

The European Educational Research Area (EERA) held a European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) from 6-10 September 2021. Being hosted in Geneva, the event took place online due to the present COVID-19 restrictions.  International experts and professionals gathered to discuss the emerging topics of research education. Amongst the presenters were Path2Integrity's coordinator Prof Julia Priess-Buchheit (Coburg University of Applied...

Professor Maria Leptin, one of the role models of Path2Integrity, is going to be the next President of the European Research Council (ERC)! After one year search for a person to fill the position, the ERC gave the honour to Prof. Leptin. She will start her duty in October 2021. Prof. Maria Leptin is an internationally recognised developmental biologist and immunologist who was selected as Director of the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) in 2010. She advocates for the...

  Institute for Educational Research (IBE)’s journal Edukacja has published a special issue in which Path2Integrity is being showcased. Along with the rest of the insightful articles on research integrity-related topics, the journal has included pieces conducted by IBE project partners dr. Katarzyna Kalinowska, dr. Agnieszka Koterwas and dr. Agnieszka Dwojak-Matras, as well as Path2Integrity’s coordinator Prof. Dr. Julia Priess-Buchheit.  ...

The Path2Integrity campaign on research integrity and trustworthy science has been featured in the Project Repository Journal (PRj), which is the European dissemination media agency’s (EDMA) flagship open access publication dedicated to showcasing funded science and research throughout Europe. Supporting Path2Integrity’s vision that violations and threats to reliable research endanger science and society, the PRj is sharing the project’s goal for creating and...

Path2Integrity gladly announces that the project has organised four very insightful workshops, all on research integrity related topics. The virtual events will be hosted by the Path2Integrity coordinator Prof. Doc. Julia Priess-Bucheitt and will take place on 18 May, 25 May, 1 June and 22 June 2021.     Each workshop will be attended by more than 300 people from all around the world and is tailored for three...

One of the recent Path2Integrity actions has been an enormous success. The Europe-wide digital event was organised by Path2Integrity's training centre, Katharina Miller (3C Compliance, Spain). The dedicated topic of the workshop was how to distinguish reliable from fake information. High school students reflected their knowledge and skills in discussion with the European Parliament's vice-president, Rainer Wieland.  More than 200 students from five European countries...