Related documents and references
(1) RCUK policy and code of conduct on the governance of good research conduct, Integrity, Clarity and Good Management (2009):
www.rcuk.ac.uk/Publications/researchers/Pages/grc.aspx
(2) MRC policy on health department research governance frameworks:
http://www.mrc.ac.uk/rgframeworks
(3) Government Office for Science, Rigour, Respect and Responsibility: A universal ethical code for scientists (2007):
(4) Universities UK Concordat to Support Research Integrity:
www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/PolicyAndResearch/PolicyAreas/Research/Pages/Researchintegrity.aspx
(5) UK Research Integrity Office, Code of practice for research: Promoting good practice and preventing misconduct (2009) and Recommended
Checklist for Researchers:
www.ukrio.org/what-we-do/code-of-practice-for-research
(6) MRC ethics and research guidance:
www.mrc.ac.uk/Ourresearch/Ethicsresearchguidance/index.htm
(7) Committee for Standards in Public Life: www.public-standards.org.uk
(8) MRC Code of Conduct for Employees: http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Utilities/Documentrecord/index.htm?d=MRC008837
(9) MRC position statement on bioterrorism and biomedical research (2005):
www.mrc.ac.uk/Utilities/Documentrecord/index.htm?d=MRC002538
(10) The Concordat to support career development for researchers, an agreement between the funders and employers of research in the UK (2008):
(11) RCUK and MRC terms and conditions for grants:
www.rcuk.ac.uk/research/Pages/grantstcs.aspx
(12) RCUK statement of expectation on economic and societal impact:
www.rcuk.ac.uk/Publications/policy/Pages/StatementofExpectationon.aspx
(13) Good Clinical Practice principles: ichgcp.net
(14) NRES guidance on consent:
www.nres.nhs.uk/applications/guidance/consent-guidance-and-forms
(15) MRC ethics series; Personal information in medical research, Medical research involving adults who lack capacity to consent, Medical research involving children:
www.mrc.ac.uk/Newspublications/Publications/Ethicsandguidance/index.htm
(16) MRC Regulatory Support Centre resources and tool kits:
www.mrc.ac.uk/Ourresearch/Ethicsresearchguidance/RegulatorySupportCentre/index.htm
(17) MRC policy on research data sharing and preservation:
www.mrc.ac.uk/Ourresearch/Ethicsresearchguidance/Datasharinginitiative/index.htm
(18) UK research funders vision for human tissue resources:
www.ukcrc.org/infrastructure/expmed/fundersvisionforhumantissuesresources
(19) RCUK Concordat and guidance on engaging the public with research:
www.rcuk.ac.uk/per/Pages/Home.aspx
(20) NIHR guidance on patient and public awareness:
www.nihr.ac.uk/awareness/Pages/default.aspx
(21) INVOLVE: Promoting public involvement in research:
www.invo.org.uk/resource-centre
(22) NIHR Clinical Research Network:
www.nihr.ac.uk/infrastructure/Pages/infrastructure_clinical_research_networks.aspx
(23) MRC Guidance on data sharing requirements for population and patient studies:
www.mrc.ac.uk/Ourresearch/Ethicsresearchguidance/datasharing/Policy/PHSPolicy/requirements/index.htm
(24) MRC Data and Tissues tool kit: www.dt-toolkit.ac.uk
(25) UK Clinical Trials tool kit: www.ct-toolkit.ac.uk
(26) MRC Information Security Policy:
(27) MRC policy on open access publishing:
www.mrc.ac.uk/Ourresearch/Ethicsresearchguidance/Openaccesspublishing/index.htm
(28) UK PubMedCentral:
(29) UK Clinical Research Collaboration Model Agreements:
www.ukcrc.org/regulationgovernance/modelagreements
(30) NIHR model Industrial Collaborative Research Agreement (mICRA): www.nihr.ac.uk/infrastructure/Pages/micra.aspx
(31) The European Science Foundation Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (2011):
www.esf.org/activities/mo-fora/research-integrity.html
(32) OECD Global Science Forum, Investigating Research Misconduct Allegations in International Collaborative Research Projects: A PRACTICAL GUIDE (2009):
www.oecd.org/document/13/0,3343,en_2649_34319_42713613_1_1_1_1,00.html
(33) Singapore Statement on Research Integrity, developed following the 2nd World Conference on Research Integrity:
(34) For example: General Medical Council, Guidance on Good Practice in Research and related guidance on consent and confidentiality:
www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/ethical_guidance/5992.asp
(35) For example: Department of Health Information Governance tool kit for research involving NHS patients and patient data:
www.igt.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk
(36) For example: WHO research review ethics committee guidance on Ethical standards and procedures for research with human beings:
www.who.int/ethics/research/en
(37) Clinical trials for medicines, UK legislation:
www.mhra.gov.uk/Howweregulate/Medicines/Licensingofmedicines/Clinicaltrials /Legislation/index.htm
(38) MRC policy on UK clinical trials regulations:
http://www.mrc.ac.uk/ClinTrialsRegs
(39) MRC policy on consent to take part in research, including research involving children, adults who lack capacity to consent and the use of personal information in research:
www.mrc.ac.uk/Ourresearch/Ethicsresearchguidance/Takepartinresearch/index.htm
(40) MRC policy and guidance on the use of animals in research, including guidance on the responsibility and use of animal in research:
www.mrc.ac.uk/Ourresearch/Ethicsresearchguidance/Useofanimals/index.htm
(41) National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs):
(42) MRC guidance on safety, security and resilience:
www.mrc.ac.uk/About/WorkingfortheMRC/Healthsafetyandsecurity/index.htm
(43) Committee on Publication Ethics, Code of conduct and related guidelines and resources:
publicationethics.org/resources/code-conduct
(44) International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, guidance on ethical considerations and international standards:
(45) Researchfish:
(46) CONSORT (CONsolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) Statement (2010):
www.consort-statement.org/consort-statement
(47) ARRIVE: Animal Research: Reporting in-vivo experiments (2010):
www.nc3rs.org.uk/downloaddoc.asp?id=1206&page=1357&skin=0
(48) RCUK knowledge exchange principles and position on intellectual property and asset management:
www.rcuk.ac.uk/kei/expectation/Pages/kePrinciples.aspx
(49) Medical Research Council Technology:
(50) MRC Policy on Declarations of Interest:
www.mrc.ac.uk/About/WorkingfortheMRC/Codeofconduct/DoI/index.htm
(51) MRC Procedure for investigating allegations of misconduct in research (2009):
www.mrc.ac.uk/Utilities/Documentrecord/index.htm?d=MRC005820
(52) EQUATOR Network guidance on reporting: