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The University of Wolverhampton is committed to achieving excellence in research and scholarship. The pursuit of excellent research and the fulfilment of our responsibilities to participants in research, research users and the wider community require the maintenance of the highest standards of integrity and ethics.
These pages provide guidance for researchers on and links to University policies addressing issues of research integrity, responsible research, research ethics and general matters of good research practice.
Research Strategies
Research Governance
- Research Governance & Management
- Research Governance Committee Terms of Reference 2022-23 (Word doc 50k)
Research Integrity & Ethics
- Code of Good Research Practice
- University Ethics Policy
- Ethics Guidance (www.wlv.ac.uk/ethics)
- The Research Policy Unit (RPU)
- Research Integrity
- Transparency Policy
- Institutional Sponsorship Policy - Health & Social Care Research
- Institutional Sponsorship application process *NEW*
- Academic Authorship Policy
- Research Misconduct
- Procedures for dealing with allegations of misconduct in research (staff) (Word doc 33k)
- Policy for Use of Human Tissue for Research (2019)
Open Research
Trusted Research *NEW*
- Trusted Research Guidance
- NSI Act (National Security and Investment Act)
- Dual Use
- Export Controls & Commercial Contracts
- The Nagoya Protocol on Access & Benefit Sharing
- Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs)
Responsible Research
- Data Protection Policy
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- Document Retention Schedule
- Data Breach Incident Policy
- Copyright
- Corporate Regulations & Policies
- Gender Equality Action Plans
- Athena Swan Charter
- Race Equality Charter
- Intellectual Property Policy
- Freedom of Information Policy (Word doc 38k)
- Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
- Risk Assessment Policy
Research Students
- The Doctoral College
- Research Forms (Registry)
- Doctorate Extension Scheme (Tier 4 visas)
- Research Studentship Policy
- Policy on Remote Viva Voce Examinations
- Policy on Research Support Fees for Postgraduate Research Students
Research Degree Regulations and frameworks
- Research Degree Regulations & Handbooks (revised Jan 2021)
- Professional Doctorate Framework (Word doc 26k)
Research Excellence
- Research Excellence Framework (REF)
- Elements (UoW Research Information Management System)
- REF 2021 Open Access Policy
- Impact@Wolverhampton
- ORCiD
- Research Indicators (Metrics) Policy
- Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA)
- Concordat for Engaging the Public with Research
- National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE)
Funding
UK Initiatives Relevant to Staff Engaged in Research
- Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers
- Vitae Membership
- Culture, Employment and Development in Academic Research Survey (CEDARS)
- UK Professional Standard Framework for teaching and supporting learning (UKPSF) KUDOS
Training & Development
The information on this webpage was last updated on 16 March 2023, by Jill Morgan, Research Integrity Manager, Research Policy Unit (j.morgan4@wlv.ac.uk)