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Tie funding to research integrity

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A change in institutional culture is needed to promote responsible scientific behaviour and prevent misconduct. That's unlikely to happen unless money is involved, say Sandra Titus and Xavier Bosch.

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  • New oversight process would boost responsible institutional behaviour

  • Requirements would go beyond standardized responsible-research courses to values, policies and rules

  • Centres of excellence would gain right to compete for additional funds

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  1. Sandra Titus is health science administrator, Office of Research Integrity, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 750, Rockville, Maryland 20852, USA. sandra.titus@hhs.gov ,

    Sandra Titus

  2. Xavier Bosch is in the Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Spain. xavbosch@clinic.ub.es,

    Xavier Bosch

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Disclaimer for Sandra Titus: The views expressed are those of the author and do not reflect the official position of the Office of Research Integrity, Department of Health and Human Services, or any component thereof.

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Titus, S., Bosch, X. Tie funding to research integrity. Nature 466, 436–437 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/466436a

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