Research standards, ethics and culture

Good research is underpinned by a culture of integrity and good governance. We contribute to sector-wide agreements and initiatives designed to support inclusivity and create an ethics-driven culture in which all researchers can excel.

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20 June 2022 Publications

20 June 2022 Publications

Managing risks in international research and innovation

Our publication outlines higher education sector guidance on how universities can manage security risks in their international research and innovation.
31 March 2022 Invitation to tender

31 March 2022 Invitation to tender

Invitation to tender: Research concordats and agreements review phase 2

We are jointly commissioning a project with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Wellcome Trust to bring stakeholders from the research and innovation community together to reflect on the impact of concordats and agreements.
16 March 2022 News

16 March 2022 News

Researcher Development Concordat primed to deliver on government’s people and culture strategy

We are working in tandem with signatories of the Researcher Development Concordat to help deliver on the UK Government’s People & Culture Strategy.
9 March 2022 Publications

9 March 2022 Publications

Research concordats and agreements review - Phase 2

Commissioned by Universities UK, UK Research and Innovation and the Wellcome Trust, the second phase of the Concordats and Agreements Review (CAR), brought together the initiative owners and the research and innovation (R&I) community to look for potential future alignments to increase influence, capacity, and efficiency across the landscape.
22 November 2021 Research and innovation

22 November 2021 Research and innovation

Concordats and agreements

Concordats are agreed sets of expectations for the conditions under which research and innovation happen. We contribute to concordats and help government and universities implement them.
22 November 2021 Explainer

22 November 2021 Explainer

How can we make a real change to research culture in the UK?

Professor Julia Buckingham CBE, Vice-Chancellor and President of Brunel University London, makes the case for the importance of the Researcher Development Concordat.
31 August 2021 Forum

31 August 2021 Forum

The UK Forum for Responsible Research Metrics

A group of research funders, sector bodies, and infrastructure experts are working in partnership to promote the responsible use of research metrics.
1 June 2018 Publications

1 June 2018 Publications

Open access publishing: reports and guidance

Open access publishing means making research available as widely as possible, so that knowledge is easily accessible to everyone. These are our publications from 2015 to 2019 about open access in the UK.

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