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Sixth Report - Reproducibility and Research Integrity
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
HC 101
Published 10 May 2023
Recommendations
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Rejected
Para 60
Develop a co-produced framework for responding to research misconduct cases effectively
Recommendation
The UK’s lacks an established infrastructure for responding to research misconduct cases. The UK Government should lead on a co-produced framework with the UK Reproducibility Network, UKRIO and UK CORI, which sets out the roles and expectations for key actors …
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Government Response Summary
The government rejects the recommendation to lead on a co-produced framework for responding to research misconduct cases, asserting that government should not investigate misconduct and that primary responsibility lies with research organisations.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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8
Rejected
Para 61
Assess benefits of establishing an additional body to investigate research malpractice
Recommendation
The UK Government should assess the benefits that an additional body, set up to investigate malpractice, could bring to the UK’s research integrity governance architecture.
Government Response Summary
The government rejects the recommendation to assess creating a new body for investigating research malpractice, stating it is not the government's role and that primary responsibility lies with research organisations.
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Conclusions (1)
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Conclusion
Rejected
Uncertainty in the academic job market, especially at earlier career stages, acts as a strong additional disincentive against the prioritisation of reproducibility by researchers. Research funders, including UKRI, should work to impose a three-year minimum contract for post-doctoral researchers in universities. (Paragraph 89) Solving reproducibility challenges which emerge in the …
Government Response Summary
The government explicitly does not accept the recommendation to impose a three-year minimum contract for post-doctoral researchers in universities.