Policies

Our policies relating to research integrity align with Cancer Research UK’s Research policies and guidance, and provide a foundation for conducting research and disseminating research outputs in an honest and responsible manner:

Research Integrity & Ethics

Policies relating to responsible research practices, ethical standards and dealing with concerns or misconduct.

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Assessing Research Conduct

This policy defines our process for assessing potential mistakes, honest errors, questionable research practices and poor research conduct throughout the research lifecycle.

Read the policy (PDF) – Policy on Assessing Research Conduct

Research Conduct Assessment Form (Word) – raise a concern

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Code of Good Practice in Research

This policy aligns with the Concordat to Support Research Integrity and defines a set of professional standards for conducting research.

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Research Misconduct

This policy outlines the procedure for when standards of research integrity have not been met, for investigating potential breaches of research integrity and for investigating allegations of research misconduct.

Read the policy (PDF) – Research Misconduct Policy

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Whistleblowing

This policy outlines the procedure to raise genuine concerns about any form of malpractice, and legal protection to employees against being dismissed or penalised by their employers because of publicly disclosing certain serious concerns.

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Research Ethics

This policy describes compliance procedures for obtaining ethical approval for the use of animal and human material for research.

Publishing & Research Outputs

Policies focused on preparing, publishing and providing access to research outputs.

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Publishing

This policy defines our processes for preparing, submitting and publishing articles, including our internal pre-submission research integrity review.

Read the policy (PDF) – Publishing Policy

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Open Access Publishing

This policy sets out our funders’ expectations to provide open and unrestricted access to our publications.

Read the policy (PDF) – Policy on Open Access Publishing

Research Management & Governance

Policies covering how research information, contributions, funding and intellectual property are managed.

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Authorship and Acknowledging Contributions

This policy sets out our expectations for consistent, fair and honest acknowledgement of all contributions to research in our publications.

Read the policy (PDF) – Policy on Authorship and Acknowledging Contributions

Data protection

This policy sets out how we collect and use personal data, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer

This policy describes the relationship between the CRUK Scotland Institute and Cancer Research Horizons and the intellectual property rights of our employees.

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Financial Conflict of Interest (for US funding)

This policy describes our compliance with Subpart F of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Policy – Promoting Objectivity in Research to identify and disclose any significant financial interests.

Read the policy (PDF) – Policy on Financial Conflicts of Interest

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Data Preservation

This policy outlines our expectations for data curation, preservation and sharing to maximise the value of research outputs and to minimise data loss.