Switzerland receives competence center for scientific integrity
Published: Monday, Nov 11th 2024, 13:20
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The Swiss University Conference has decided to establish a Competence Center for Research Integrity Switzerland (KWIS). To this end, it adopted the Ordinance on Quality Assurance in the Area of Research Integrity.
From 2026, the KWIS will advise Swiss universities on scientific integrity, best practices and international developments. The center is also a reporting and advisory office for misconduct relating to scientific integrity.
The Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences announced on Monday that it ensures that the existing specialist units at the universities are networked and that the Code of Academic Integrity is adhered to.
The KWIS will have an advisory function, but no investigative or sanctioning function. Any measures taken against misconduct by researchers will remain with the universities, the statement continued. Data on compliance with scientific integrity and a comprehensive overview of the situation in Switzerland will also be collected. This will then enable an international comparison.
Compliance with the rules of scientific integrity is an internationally recognized quality feature for research locations. Scientific integrity guarantees the reliability of research results, the careful collection of data and the responsibility of authors of scientific publications.
As early as 2021, the University Conference issued a Code of Academic Integrity that meets international standards and is universally applied in academic circles.
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