Scientific misconduct

The University of Hohenheim will look into every concrete suspicion of scientific misconduct at the University. To this end, the University of Hohenheim has put in place a Committee for Self-Monitoring in Science and ombudspersons.

All members of the University may contact the appointed ombudspersons about questions of good scientific practice and instances of suspected scientific misconduct. Alternatively, members of the University of Hohenheim may contact the nationwide "Ombudsperson for science" of the German Research Foundation (DFG).

National ombudsperson for science

The Ombudsperson for Science is a body set up by the German Research Foundation (DFG) to assist all scientists in Germany regarding questions and conflicts in the area of good scientific practice and scientific integrity. As a rule, the ombudsperson deals with all inquiries in a neutral, fair, and strictly confidential manner.

UHOH ombudspersons
 

Ombudspersons act as unbiased and independent contact persons and persons of trust for specific topics. They give advice, mediate, and pass on serious suspected cases to the corresponding bodies. As a rule, the ombudsperson deals with all inquiries in neutral, fair, and strict manner.

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Committee for Self-Monitoring in Science

The Committee is responsible for procedures to investigate the suspicion of scientific misconduct. It advises the President's Office on matters pertaining to integrity in science. The Committee is independent and is not bound by any instructions. The investigation of allegations shall be conducted expressly with due regard for confidentiality and the fundamental principle of the presumption of innocence.

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Contact

Prof. Dr. Julia Fritz-Steuber
Vice President for Research, Early Career Researchers, and Transfer
+49 711 459 22228
prorektorat-forschung@uni-hohenheim.de