Scientific Integrity

Utrecht Theological University endorses the guidelines for scientific integrity as set forth in the Dutch Code of Conduct for Scientific Practice. The code of conduct defines five principles and 61 standards for good research practices and duties of care for institutions. With this code, the Netherlands is in line with international developments in the field of scientific integrity.

To protect and safeguard that integrity, the Executive Board has adopted the Scientific Integrity Complaints Procedure. This regulation provides a procedure for reporting and dealing with possible violations of integrity. These regulations are in line with the national LOWI regulations, to which Utrecht University of Theology is affiliated.

The Dutch Code of Conduct on Integrity can be found under this article.

The first point of contact is the university confidential advisor Prof. Dr. Koert van Bekkum. With him you can discuss possible violations of integrity, as well as possible follow-up steps, on a confidential basis.

Actual reports about (possible) violations of integrity are handled by the committee, consisting of scientists from the four ideological universities (PThU, UvH, TUA and TU Utrecht).

Complaints can be addressed to the secretary of the committee, Mr. D.J (Dominique) de Boer: djdeboer@pthu.nl.

More information on this subject can be found on the websites of the VSNU, NWO, the KNAW, and the LOWI.