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Violations of good research practices breach the principles of research integrity. They damage the quality and credibility of research and undermine research collaboration and authorship. These actions may also be against the law, in which case they are

In Europe, there are several different national approaches available for investigating violations of research integrity. There are also countries which still do not have any national framework. There are basically two courses of action in determining

Annual reports of the Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK. All files are in PDF-format. Annual report 2024 Annual report 2023 Annual report 2022 Annual report 2021 Annual report 2020 Annual report 2019 Annual report 2018 Annual

The Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK: office term 1.2.2025–31.12.2027 The Ministry of Education and Culture has appointed the Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK for the term 1.2.2025–31.12.2027. Chair: Chancellor Kaarle

Here you will find information on other national advisory boards on research ethics in Finland and a list of international actors and guidelines in the field of research ethics and research integrity. Advisory Board on Biotechnology The Advisory Board

The Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK launched the research integrity adviser system in 2017. Research integrity advisers provide personal and confidential advice on research integrity to members of their organisation, and there are

For research involving human participants, the Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK has issued a set of guidelines on the ethical principles to be followed.

Alleged violations of research integrity are always investigated in the organisation where the suspected violation occurred or where the suspected researcher acted when it occurred. After the suspicion has first been addressed in the organisation's

Ethical review in Finland depends on whether the research is medical or in the scope of human sciences. Medical research The Medical Research Act and Decree (488/1999) regulate medical research involving human beings. According to the Act, medical

The roots of the State Award for Public Information stretch back to 1865, when the Senate decided to grant Finland’s first state awards. At the initiative of Senator J. V. Snellman, the decision was taken to grant three literary awards: non-fiction,

Alleged violations of research integrity (so-called RI violations) are investigated in the research organisation where the alleged violation has taken place. The process of handling alleged violations of research integrity, or the RI process, must be