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Researcher Skills Toolkit

Responsible conduct of research

Academic integrity governs the way in which you research and write while at university. It is founded on the principles of respect for knowledge, truth, scholarship, and acting with honesty. These principles and values are the foundation of academia. Students and staff have a responsibility to practise academic integrity throughout every aspect of academic life. 

The Academic Integrity Module defines the University's expectations regarding academic conduct and introduces you to strategies for good academic practice.

The Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research articulates the broad principles that characterise an honest, ethical and conscientious research culture, and sets out principles and responsibilities that both researchers and institutions are expected to follow when conducting research. 

The University Research Integrity Team helps ensure researchers understand their responsibilities and carry out their work in line with best-practice codes, state and federal legislation, as well as University policies and guidelines. Check the Research Integrity Portal for more information. The University also has a Research Integrity Online module that covers the Australian Code, responsible research practices and University policy. The module is available any time via the Discover training platform. If you have difficulty accessing the module, please contact researchintegrity@newcastle.edu.au

Any research conducted with or about people or animals must have ethics approval before it can begin. So, it is important to investigate and apply for ethics approval in advance as it may take some time to process. Learn more about animal ethics and human ethics on the ResearchHub, which houses advice, tools, and resources developed by the Research and Innovation Division.

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