Links
Recent Articles of Interest
Times Higher Education 28th August 2008 - Cleaning Up The Act http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=403288&c=2
Retracted Research Papers
National Library of Medicine PubMed / http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&term=retracted+publication+[pt]
MEDLINE list of retracted articles
MEDLINE list of retracted articles
UK Government
Department of Healthhttp://www.dh.gov.uk/
Research and Developmenthttp://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Policyandguidance/Researchanddevelopment/index.htm
Research Governancehttp://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Policyandguidance/Researchanddevelopment/A-Z/Researchgovernance/index.htm
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS)http://www.dius.gov.uk/
Home Officehttp://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/
Research and testing using animalshttp://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/science-research/animal-testing/?version=1
Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986http://www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/hoc/321/321-xa.htm
Guidance on the Operation of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986http://www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/hoc/321/321-00.htm
Select Committee on Healthhttp://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/health_committee.cfm
Select Committee on Science and Technologyhttp://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/science_and_technology_committee.cfm
Select Committee on Science and Technology documentshttp://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmsctech.htm
Committee on Standards in Public Lifehttp://www.public-standards.gov.uk/
Summary of the Nolan Committee's First Report on Standards in Public Lifehttp://www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/parlment/nolan/nolan.htm
Council for Science and Technologyhttp://www.cst.gov.uk/cst/
CST Ethical Codehttp://www.cst.gov.uk/cst/reports/#11
Research Councils
Research Councils UK (RCUK)http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/default.htm
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)http://www.esrc.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/index.aspx
ESRC Research Ethics Frameworkhttp://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/Images/ESRC_Re_Ethics_Frame_tcm6-11291.pdf
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Councilhttp://www.epsrc.ac.uk/default.htm
Medical Research Council (MRC)http://www.mrc.ac.uk/index.htm
Higher Education
Department for Employment and Learning (DELNI)http://www.delni.gov.uk/
Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)http://www.hefce.ac.uk/
Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW)http://www.hefcw.ac.uk/index.htm
Scottish Funding Council (SFC)http://www.sfc.ac.uk/index.htm
Universities UKhttp://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/
National Health Service
NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Servicehttp://www.cfsms.nhs.uk/
NHS National Patient Safety Agencyhttp://www.npsa.nhs.uk/
NHS National Research Ethics Servicehttp://www.nres.npsa.nhs.uk/index.htm
NHS Research and Development Forumhttp://www.rdforum.nhs.uk/index.htm
Regulatory Bodies
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)http://www.mhra.gov.uk
Mental Health Act Commissionhttp://www.mhac.org.uk/index.html
Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (PMETB)http://www.pmetb.org.uk/
Professional Bodies
General Medical Council (GMC)http://www.gmc-uk.org/
Health Professions Council (HPC)http://www.hpc-uk.org/
Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)http://www.nmc-uk.org/
Research Ethics
Association of Research Ethics Committeeshttp://www.arec.org.uk/
Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)http://www.publicationethics.org.uk/
Guidelines on Good Publication Practicehttp://www.publicationethics.org.uk/guidelines
Joint Consensus Conference on Misconduct in Biomedical Research, 1999http://www.publicationethics.org.uk/reports/2000/2000pdf5.pdf
Office of Research Integrity (USA)http://ori.dhhs.gov/
Office of Research Integrity Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Researchhttp://ori.dhhs.gov/publications/ori_intro_text.shtml
World Medical Associationhttp://www.wma.net/e/
World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki: Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjectshttp://www.wma.net/e/policy/b3.htm
Scientific and Medical Organisations
European Science Foundation://www.esf.org/
ESF report Stewards of Integrity: Institutional Approaches to Promote and Safeguard Good Research Practice in Europe://www.esf.org/publications.html/
The Royal Societyhttp://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/
Academy of Medical Royal Collegeshttp://www.aomrc.org.uk/
Royal College of Physicianshttp://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburghhttp://www.rcpe.ac.uk/
Consensus Conference on Misconduct in Biomedical Research http://www.rcpe.ac.uk/education/standards/consensus/misconduct_99.php
Wellcome Trusthttp://www.wellcome.ac.uk/
Advice for Employers and Employees
Acas (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service)http://www.acas.org.uk/
Code of Practice 1: Disciplinary and Grievance Procedureshttp://www.acas.org.uk/media/pdf/l/p/CP01_1.pdf
Public Concern at Workhttp://www.pcaw.co.uk/
Pharmaceutical Industry
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)http://www.abpi.org.uk/
