To support their personal and professional development, University staff and students can access the following external guidance:

Professional guidelines

Good practice at subject discipline level is defined in professional codes and guidelines.   A list is provided in the section on ‘External Resources’ on the University’s Research Integrity webpage. 

Funder guidelines

Most major funders have produced good research practice guidelines, including UKRI and the Wellcome Trust. 

Medical Research Council (MRC)

The MRC provides free access to training on good research practice, including working with human tissue and data protection.  Registration is required to access materials. 

Health Research Authority (HRA)

E-learning modules include working with human tissue, mental capacity, medical devices and the design of clinical trials.  Registration is required to access materials. 

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)

Some international universities have developed short Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) which provide an introduction to research integrity and ethics.  Including the University of Auckland, Georgetown University and the University of Delft. 

UK Research Integrity Office (UKRIO)

A range of guidance materials and webinar recordings are available to view online including:

• An Introduction to Research Integrity and Research Ethics.
• Research involving animals webinar
• Good Practice in internet mediated research best practice guidelines
• Co-production and stakeholder involvement in research webinar
• Social Media and Ethics webinar
• Data Sharing and Ethics webinar
• Research Integrity Checklist for Researchers downloadable tool to support self-assessment 
• Open Research for Early Career Researchers webinar
• Good Research Practice from publishers' perspective webinar
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Reseach Enviroment

Information about forthconing webinars are usually circulated locally in advance.  Additional resources are available via the lead UKRIO website.

Universities UK (UUK)

Guidance on security sensitive research.