"The new statutes for safeguarding good scientific practice at BTU: What changes will there be for everyday research?"

With the new "Statutes for Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice and Dealing with Suspected Cases of Scientific Misconduct at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg", BTU has implemented the "Guidelines for Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice" of the German Research Foundation (DFG) in a legally binding manner (for publication in the Official Gazette of the BTU). Appropriate standards for scientific work are now described more concretely than before and current developments of recent years, in particular due to the digital transformation and changes in publishing, are taken up. In addition, the new statutes also reflect aspects of personnel development, the supervisor of young academics and the involvement of academic support staff, which are important for successful academic work. Reference is also made to the critical examination of ethical aspects of research projects.

After a brief introduction to the topic, the new statutes of the BTU are presented, significant changes are discussed and reference is made to further information from the BTU and third-party funding bodies. Examples of scientific misconduct are also discussed. In addition, the use of generative AI models (e.g. ChatGPT) in the context of scientific work will be addressed. Afterwards there will be enough time for questions and discussions.

Speaker: Dr. Katrin Weise, Unit for Research Funding

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