Research Ethics – Open Learning

Ethics and Research Funding

Finnish Advisory Board on Research Integrity

Responsible Conduct of Research 2023

Conducting scientific work 

Apply for funding for scientific activities truthfully and use the funds allocated to the activities as agreed.

Activities that violate RCR

Disregard related to demonstrating the relevance of scientific work or one’s own scholarly achievements:

• Misleading the research community, funding organisations or the general public related to one’s own research
• Exaggerating or modifying one’s scholarly achievements or merits, for example in a CV or its translations, list of publications or similar 

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Research funding decisions are reflections of how we view the role of research in society. Funding decisions highlight what the society thinks is worth studying, how it thinks it is best done, and who are worthy to be rewarded with further funding. This topic looks at the ethical aspects of research funding decisions.

Lecture - Funding

Transcript

Handout

C3. Optional Reflective Activity - Research Funding

Resources

• Missenden Code - Rory Dale (2002) - though the text is old and UK centric, the questions and ethical analysis are still very current. The Code has been somewhat controversial.
• Bollen et. al (2014) - From Funding Agency to Scientific Agency, Embo Reports. A thought experiment to change both funding and peer review structures.