What is the relation between good successful research and ethical and responsible research? This half-day workshop focuses on typical conflicts in this context that early career researchers may face in a publish-or-perish culture. Is it ok if I ignore and leave out statistical outliers when presenting my research data in case they impact the overall results more than I would like? Is such data massaging already scientific misconduct? How transparent must research practice be in the competitive world of scientific research? How do I respond when I notice academic misconduct by a colleague? 

In this workshop we discuss typical examples as well as participants’ experiences of conflicts arising in their own research work. The workshop provides general skills and knowledge of research ethics needed for scientists to address the questions raised above. Participants attain the skills to rationally reflect on their role as a scientist from an ethical standpoint, including the specific expectations that role involves in a broader social context. The workshop shows that successful research goes hand in hand with ethical and responsible research.