Good Scientific Practice
contact
Dr Ferdinand Esser, MBA Academic Coordinator for researchers in early career phases (doctoral students and postdocs) at the ICBM Coordinator of the doctoral degree programme "Environmental Sciences and Biodiversity Coordinator of the ICBM Alumni Network, Alumni Representative Management and coordination of the Graduate School of Natural Sciences, Medicine and Technology(OLTECH)
University of Oldenburg Institute of Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM) Carl von Ossietzky Straße 9-11 26129 Oldenburg, GERMANY
Dr Ferdinand Esser will listen to you, advise you and put you in touch with an ombudsperson. He will treat your concerns confidentially and will only involve other persons if you agree to this.
Ombudspersons of the University
Oldenburg
... are low-threshold contacts for all students and employees of the University of Oldenburg and help to clarify intercultural and other misunderstandings at an early stage, mediate experts in conflict resolution and thus ensure a positive working atmosphere.
Good Scientific Practice
Good scientific practice is the overall prerequisite for research and teaching. Its goal should be a self-critical attitude towards the obtained scientific results. The exact observance of discipline-specific rules for dealing with sources and data must be consistently adhered to. External and own preliminary work must be completely and correctly accounted for.
Principles of good academic practice at the University of Oldenburg
Scientific work at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg is governed by the Guidelines ofgood scientific practice of05.10.2022 (Guidelines of good scientific practice, English version), drawn up by the Investigation Commission for Scientific and Artistic Misconduct, which take up the recommendations of the German Research Foundation of 1998.
If scientific misconduct is suspected, a procedure is initiated; the contact persons are the Chairs of the Committee for Good Scientific Practice.
Guidelines to Ensure Good Academic Practice of the German Research Foundation (DFG) 2019
Quality assurance
- Design of doctoral studies in the German science system Position paper WR 2023
- Requirements for the Quality Assurance of Doctoral Studies Position Paper WR 2011
- Recommendations on scientific integrity Position paper WR 2015
Recommendations of the German Research Foundation (DFG)
Recommendations on good academic practice