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Research Ethics, Governance and Integrity

Strong research governance, integrity and ethics underpins our research culture and environment.

The University of Birmingham is committed to research excellence and the rigorous pursuit of new knowledge. Supportive research ethics and governance processes are the foundation for a positive culture of research integrity. All University students, staff and others using University facilities or resources and support must work to these standards.

How we ensure integrity

Our staff act with integrity in their work, and this is enshrined in the University’s Code of Ethics (PDF - 528KB). Alongside this, the Code of Practice for Research (PDF - 391KB) provides a framework for the governance of all research throughout the University.

The University's Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Knowledge Transfer) is the named person within the University responsible for research integrity.

In the first instance, queries on matters of research integrity should be directed to uobstudyoversight@contacts.bham.ac.uk and they will be picked up by the administrative team supporting this area.

You can also read the University’s statement on research integrity for 2023-2024 (PDF - 221KB).

Previous research integrity statements

Ethics and integrity training

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Environment and Culture

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    Explore how we are enhancing ethical and open research

    Through Research England's Quality-related Research (QR) funding, we are enhancing ethical and open research practice. See our case studies for a snapshot of researchers and research-related staff's work.

    Our case studies