Ethics and integrity

黑料天堂is committed to the highest standards of research ethics and integrity. All staff and students are required to abide by the , and all Higher Degree Research (HDR) students are required to undertake a compulsory online .

Foreign arrangements and foreign interference

Foreign arrangement and foreign interference policies help safeguard academic freedom, values and research collaboration. These are unlikely to affect you as an HDR candidate. However, if your research involves collaboration with researchers or governments overseas you may need to declare it to the Foreign Interference Advisory Committee (FIAC). Further advice can be found on the .

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Any research that involves humans, animals or genetically modified organisms requires approval from the relevant Research Ethics Committee.

You should familiarise yourself with any ethics approvals you may need for your research as soon as possible as research must not commence until all relevant approvals have been obtained.

Find out more about .

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The is compulsory for all research candidates. You must complete the exam within the first three months of candidature.

Each 黑料天堂College has a . Research Integrity Advisors provide advice about the responsible conduct of research and the University processes for dealing with allegations of research misconduct.

黑料天堂provides to help you organise, manage, protect, and share your research data.

 

Plagiarism 

黑料天堂expects the highest standards of integrity in all aspects of research conducted by staff, HDR candidates, and students. Plagiarism is a serious breach of research integrity that poses a potential risk for the reputation of 黑料天堂and its research.  
 
The 黑料天堂provides  access to a text-matching software tool called iThenticate to support HDR candidates with identifying text similarities to assist with checking their research for potential plagiarism or referencing issues. Using iThenticate will help ensure research practices align with 黑料天堂and its vision for academic and research excellence.
 
To learn more about how the iThenticate  tool can be used by HDR candidates to support their academic writing, see iThenticate for HDR.  
 

How do I make a research integrity related complaint?

黑料天堂has established an informal process to manage problems that arise during HDR candidature. The most commonly reported problems are:

  1. Supervision relationships, including disputes about how to conduct research and interpersonal difficulties in the relationship itself.
  2. Attribution of authorship.
  3. Plagiarism.

Below is a description of the informal complaint resolution process at ANU. We encourage you to keep a written record of any actions and decisions at each point in the process for future reference.

Step one: Ascertain the nature of the problem by consulting the and the . If you are not sure that you have a valid complaint, you can seek advice and assistance from a in your college and/or the The Dean of Students. If your complaint relates to a dispute about authorship or plagiarism you should follow the . If the complaint relates to the harm of animals or people, or to financial fraud, you should go straight to step three.

Step two: If the problem is interpersonal in nature, try to resolve it with the person involved first and/or your supervision panel. If you are not comfortable doing this, consult with the HDR convenor in your local area, who is tasked with overseeing HDR candidate wellbeing. If the complaint is about a party external to ANU, the HDR convenor can offer some advice on how to escalate it appropriately. If you are not sure who the HDR convenor is in your school, you can email gro@anu.edu.au

Step three: If you are not satisfied with the solutions offered to you by the HDR convenor, or they advise you that your complaint needs to be escalated, consult the Associate Dean HDR in your college (AD HDR). A role description that sets out the responsibilities of this person can be found on the . This person can help resolve more serious internal complaints and escalate any complaints you have with the actions of people outside of ANU.

Step four: If no resolution can be found through steps one to three, you can consult with the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Graduate Research) who has oversight of all HDR candidature matters and policy.

If, after you have taken the above steps, you wish to make a formal complaint in relation to supervision, 黑料天堂has a clear procedure on .

Further information

For further information on what constitutes a complaint and the procedures around resolution, please refer to the following:

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