Research Offices of the Future:
"This report into the challenges, opportunities & future direction for research offices & research services teams presents the findings of two international surveys carried out by Research Professional News in 2023. One was conducted on research office staff & those performing other academic research services roles; the second was targeted at researchers at universities & institutes."
https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-world-2023-11-special-report-research-offices-of-the-future/
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Special report: Research Offices of the Future - Research Professional News

Insights from a Research Professional News survey into the evolving global landscape for research services

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“The [investigation] process needs to protect the rights of the individual accused, but once the process is complete and it’s known that misconduct did take place, then that needs to be made clear, and often it isn’t. Often these people who engage in misconduct quietly leave by the back door, maybe join another institution—it’s very opaque.” - Marcus Munafò, Research Professional News webinar

https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-funding-know-how-start-here-2023-the-battle-for-research-integrity-is-winnable/
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The battle for research integrity is winnable - Research Professional News

RPN Live: Artificial intelligence, paper mills and more are troubling, but a fightback is afoot

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#EU ready to back immediate #OpenAccess without author fees - #ResearchProfessionalNews

"The EU is ready to agree that immediate open access to papers reporting publicly funded #research should become the norm, without authors having to pay fees, and that the bloc should support non-profit scholarly #publishing models.
In a move that could send shockwaves through commercial scholarly #publishing, the positions are due to be adopted by the Council of the EU member state governments later this month."

https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-europe-infrastructure-2023-5-eu-ready-to-back-immediate-open-access-without-author-fees/

EU ready to back immediate open access without author fees - Research Professional News

Provisionally agreed position also expresses support for non-profit publishing models

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UKRIO to explore ‘tensions’ on research misconduct in review - Research Professional News

UK Research Integrity Office to look at the repercussions organisations face when investigating research misconduct

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"Rachael Gooberman-Hill, co-chair of the UK Committee on Research Integrity, called for a shift away from seeing research integrity as solely relating to misconduct, but said her committee will consider whether there is a need for a body with investigatory powers."
https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-universities-2022-11-uk-at-a-key-moment-for-research-integrity/ #ResearchIntegrity #UKCORI #ResearchProfessionalNews
UK at a ‘key moment’ for research integrity - Research Professional News

Arma 2022: Action needed alongside more evidence on what works, says chair of integrity committee

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