Integrity in Research
Dave Hornby
MBB
Promoting a culture
One of my goals as Head of a Science
Department is to create an environment that:
•Promotes responsible conduct in Science by
embracing standards of excellence,
trustworthiness, and lawfulness
•Promotes the individual's commitment to
intellectual honesty and personal
responsibility.
Key values
Research integrity includes the traditional
ideals of
•Honesty
•Fairness
Key values
Compliance with research guidelines
and policies
Integrating work with life experience
and values
Is surveillance necessary?
Surveillance has become necessary in
recent years
Without monitoring, it is difficult to
assess the size of the problem
Was it appropriate for Watson
and Crick to claim that they
discovered the structure of
DNA?
Maurice Wilkins started the project
Rosalind Franklin collected the data
Watson and Crick saw the unpublished data
Was it appropriate for Watson
and Crick to claim that they
discovered the structure of
DNA?
Watson and Crick built a model
The Double Helix was born
We think of Watson and Crick not
Franklin and Wilkins?
When Commercial and Academic
goals collide
•Academic research feeds commercial
development
•Academic research is shared with market led
group
•The mantra from the CEO is for new products
•What if we release the academic
•research prior to publication?. . .
Integrity in Research:
Meeting both needs
•Educate commercial collaborators
•Promote clear policies in the
University
•Review best practice elsewhere