Research practice and research dissemination

Objectives

2023: DTU’s students, employees, and managers have strengthened their knowledge of good research practice and research dissemination.

2025: DTU has strengthened its reputation as a university that contributes to setting high standards of good research practice and research dissemination.

Development

Table 1: Number of students reported for cheating

DTU’s policies

• Research policy

• The Danish Code of Conduct for Research Integrity—DTU

• DTU’s code of honour for students

• Quality assurance policy

• Communication policy

• Publication policy

• Animal welfare policy

• Guidelines for international collaboration

• Guidelines for dual-use

• Guidelines for use of non-human genetic resources for research (the Nagoya Protocol)

Good scientific practice

DTU students are subject to DTU’s code of honour for examinations and other academic activity

Number of students reported for cheating

Development 2017-2019 to 2021 in per cent of the number of students reported for cheating

The increase in the period is probably due to the actual introduction of the code and the resulting greater focus on exam cheating. For 2020, it is assumed that the conversion of written exams to online home exams due to COVID-19 is the main reason for the increase.

Selected results 2020-2021 that contribute to strengthening good research practice and research dissemination:

• DTU has strengthened its collaboration with European alliance partners such as the Eurotech Universities Alliance and the Nordic Five Tech Alliance on issues relating to good research practice in international collaborations. Through such partnerships, DTU can ensure harmonization of its guidelines and international requirements and thus contribute to international collaboration taking place within the framework of responsible research practice.

• The Danish Environmental Protection Agency’s inspection of DTU in 2020/2021 regarding compliance with the ABS Regulation (Nagoya) was conducted without reservations.

• The Danish Business Authority’s inspection of DTU in 2021 regarding compliance with the export control rules was conducted without reservations.

• At a number of open meetings aimed at DTU’s researchers, DTU’s President has focused on the importance of participating in the public debate. DTU encourages its researchers to help qualify the public debate and contribute with research-based knowledge that is important to the development of society.