Research Integrity Policy Statement

Our Annual Research Integrity Policy statements summarise how the Â鶹´«Ã½ of Sussex is supporting and promoting institutional research integrity.

For more information, read our Research Integrity Policy statement 2023-2024 [PDF 198.52KB].

Each policy statement indicates the numbers of research misconduct investigations carried out within the Â鶹´«Ã½.

There were four formal investigations in 2022-2023 covering seven allegations of research misconduct. See the table below for further details.

*four are relating to the same case.

 Allegations of Misconduct upheld in part or full over the last 5 years. 20192020202120222023
Fabrication 0 0 1 0 0
Falsification 0 0 0 1 0
Plagarism 0 2 2 2 0
Misrepresentation 0 0 0 1 0
Breach of duty of care 0 0 0 0 0
Improper dealing with allegations of misconduct 0 0 0 0 0
Improprieties in the conduct, recording and storage of personal and research data 0 0 0 1 0
Non-compliance with ethics processes 0 0 0 2 0
Total 0 2 3 7* 0

 

*Academic year – 1 October to 30 September

Previous Research Integrity Policy statements

You can read research integrity policy statements from previous years below:

Key contacts and procedures

The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Professor Keith Jones, acting as the institutional ‘Named Person’ has responsibility for ensuring the integrity of proceedings conducted under The Procedure for the Investigation of Allegations of Misconduct in Research.

General queries can be addressed to the Head of Research Ethics, Integrity & Governance by emailing rgoffice@sussex.ac.uk.

Contact us

Head of Research Ethics, Integrity & Governance
rgofficer@sussex.ac.uk

Research and Innovation
Falmer House
Â鶹´«Ã½ of Sussex
Brighton, BN1 9QF