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							<p>Whatever role you currently (or will eventually) fill in the research enterprise, society expects you to live up to the many obligations described in this course. Doing so is your primary responsibility as a researcher. The bar for meeting this overriding responsibility is usually set very high &ndash; by society, your institution and your professional colleagues. What matters most, however, is how high you set the bar for yourself (for a reminder of the responsibilities established in the UUK Concordat, see the "Additional information" pod).</p>
							
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										<p>As described earlier in this course, the UUK <a href="https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/policy-and-analysis/reports/Documents/2019/the-concordat-to-support-research-integrity.pdf" target="_blank">Concordat to Support Research Integrity</a> establishes five responsibilities for all those involved in research:</p>
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											<li>Upholding the highest standards of rigour and integrity in all aspects of research</li>
											<li>Ensuring that research is conducted according to appropriate ethical, legal and professional frameworks, obligations and standards</li>
											<li>Supporting a research environment that is underpinned by a culture of integrity and based on good governance, best practice, and support for the development of researchers</li>
											<li>Using transparent, timely, robust and fair processes to deal with allegations of research misconduct should they arise</li>
											<li>Working together to strengthen the integrity of research and to review progress regularly and openly (Universities UK, 2019).</li>
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							<instructional-text><p>To help you consider the challenges you will face in meeting your responsibilities, we close this course with two basic questions. Click "Vote" to register your responses, or "View Results" to see how others have responded.</p></instructional-text>
							<instructional-text-accessible><p>To help you consider the challenges you will face in meeting your responsibilities, we close this course with two basic questions. Continue on to answer the questions.</p></instructional-text-accessible>
							
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									<p>Ideally, one would hope that all researchers would indicate that they will "try to meet all of their responsibilities all of the time" in response to the first question.</p>
									<p>In practice, the obstacles listed as answers to the second question can, in one way or another, be reduced or eliminated as long as you recognise them far enough in advance. The challenge for researchers and research institutions is to find ways to reduce the obstacles, making it easier to facilitate responsible conduct in research.</p>
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								<h4>Question 1 of 2:</h4>
								<p>Which statement best reflects how you approach your responsibilities?</p>
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									<li>I try to meet all of my responsibilities all of the time</li>
									<li>I try to meet most of my responsibilities all of the time</li>
									<li>I try to meet most of my responsibilities most of the time</li>
									<li>I am usually guided by what others do, bending the rules from time to time when necessary</li>
									<li>I do what I need to do to succeed, regardless of rules and best practices</li>
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								<h4>Question 2 of 2:</h4>
								<p>What is (or do you anticipate being) the biggest obstacle you face when meeting your responsibilities?</p>
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									<li>Pressure to publish</li>
									<li>Pressure to get funding for my research</li>
									<li>Competition to be better than my peers</li>
									<li>Little or no incentive to follow best practices</li>
									<li>Too many trivial rules and poorly thought-out best practices</li>
									<li>Poor training</li>
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								<h4>Feedback:</h4>
								<p>Ideally, one would hope that all researchers would indicate that they will "try to meet all of their responsibilities all of the time" in response to the first question.</p>
								<p>In practice, the obstacles listed as answers to the second question can, in one way or another, be reduced or eliminated as long as you recognise them far enough in advance. The challenge for researchers and research institutions is to find ways to reduce the obstacles, making it easier to facilitate responsible conduct in research.</p>
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							<h3>Summary</h3>
							
							<p>Raising the bar for responsible behaviour in research requires a joint effort by all involved: researchers, research institutions, research funders and the public. You should focus on where you can have the greatest impact. As part of this, you should:</p>
							
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								<li>Be realistic in planning your research and research career; do not take on more than you are prepared to handle</li>
								<li>Get advice from mentors, institutional officials and colleagues on ways to deal with pressures</li>
								<li>Report irresponsible behaviour when you become aware of it, making this your contribution to self-regulation and professional integrity.</li>
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							<p>Keep in mind that all of the shortcomings in research behaviour highlighted in this course would be less prevalent if everyone involved in research took their responsibility to self-regulate seriously.</p>

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