Research Integrity e-learning Programme
Staff and students at Newcastle University can access free online training in research integrity.
The online programme is developed by Epigeum, their research integrity training is beneficial because it provides a consistent, portable, and internationally recognised standard of training that can facilitate collaboration, career development, and interdisciplinary research. There are three options within the Research Integrity collection:
Research Integrity
The primary course Research Integrity provides a comprehensive overview of how researchers can meet their responsibilities, setting out the key principles and practices of responsible research practice and guiding learners through the lifecycle of a research project. It is broken down into eight core modules and six supplementary modules.
Research Integrity: Refresher
Research Integrity: Refresher is designed for researchers who have completed research integrity training in the past. It will help you to check your knowledge of your responsibilities and to stay up to date with changes to relevant policies and guidelines. It also provides an overview of current and emerging topics relating to research integrity. We recommend completing refresher training every 2-3 years.
Research Integrity for Experienced Researchers
Research Integrity for Experienced Researchers is designed for senior and established researchers, principal investigators, and research leaders who want to strengthen integrity across every stage of the research lifecycle.
The programme offers practical, real-world guidance across three core themes: leadership and research culture, research design and planning, and global, ethical collaboration. The programme is broken into short, focused courses, enabling flexible learning that fits around busy schedules. Participants can tailor their learning experience to reflect their role, responsibilities, and professional priorities.
Accessing the e-learning programme
A step-by-step guide is provided below:
- In order to access the e-learning materials, staff and students must complete a short online registration form. Please note that you must register using your University email address. If you have registered previously and can no longer access it, you may have used a different variation of your email address. It accepts @ncl.ac.uk or @newcastle.ac.uk. Please avoid duplicate registrations.
- In the ‘token’ field of the registration form please enter: 46b8b2e1.
- Following registration, you will be sent an account activation email. Please click on the link in the activation email to complete registration. If you do not receive an activation email, please check your junk folder. You can also request a new activation email via this link.
- Once you have activated your account, you will be able to log in via the Epigeum portal using your personal username and password. On the home page please click on my courses and this should show you the three programme options: Research Integrity, Research Integrity Refresher and Research Integrity for Experienced Researchers.
- Click on the programme to see a list of the available modules, and on a specific module to launch it. Although participation is voluntary, you will be able to download a certificate once a module has been successfully completed.
Support
For general enquiries please contact res.policy@ncl.ac.uk.
For technical support please visit the Epigeum help page or contact the Epigeum customer support team.