Research Integrity

Research Involving Animals

Research Involving Human Subjects

Project Risk Management

Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer

Conducting Research in Malaysia

Conducting Research in Thailand

Research Integrity

Faculty, staff and student of the University community engaging in research should adhere to the highest standard of ethics and Research Integrity. This is to ensure that the reputation of the University for scholarly integrity is preserved.

Research Integrity includes the rigour, care and accountability that are the hallmarks of good scholarship and is not merely the avoidance of wrongdoing. Research Misconduct by the University community, defined as fabrication, falsification, plagiarism or other wrongdoing in proposing, designing, performing, recording, supervising or reviewing research, or in reporting research results is unacceptable and is grounds for disciplinary action.

Research Integrity Officers appointed by the University are responsible for assessing allegations of Research Misconduct and determining when such allegations warrant inquiries, and for overseeing formal inquiries. Allegations of Research Misconduct can be made by an individual in person, or in writing in a sealed envelope, signed and marked "strictly confidential" to the Office of the Deputy President (Research & Technology) who will assign a Research Integrity Officer to look into the case.

Please click here for details on the NUS Research Integrity policy.

Research Data Management Policy

There is a need to design and adopt policies on the management of research data, to ensure that valuable data are not lost. Such a policy also provides a basis to answer allegations of research misconduct or questions about the results obtained. It also assists in the protection of intellectual property and assures auditors and industry that robust academic supervision is in place. Correct data handling can also allow limited access to others for certain datasets (e.g. in large cohort studies).

The policy applies to all NUS faculty members, staff, students and any other persons at the University engaged in research, regardless of the source of funding for the project.

Please click here for the fundamental guidelines in drafting the policies.