Integrity in Research Committee

The University of Western Sydney's Integrity in Research Committee has the responsibility of advising on high level issues relating to the ethical and professional conduct of research. The committee's terms of reference are found in Clause 61 of the UWS Research Code of Practice.

About the Integrity in Research Committee

The committee:

• provides confidential advice to both staff and students on ethical issues in research matters, including potential conflict of interest in funding and sponsorship.
• will receive, in confidence, notification from researchers on any affiliation or financial involvement in, or payments or other assistance in kind from, any organisation with direct interest in the subject matter or materials of their research. A confidential Register of this information is maintained by the committee.
• will liaise with external bodies such as research funding bodies and journal editors in the event of actual or alleged conflict of interest in research.
• provides advice to the Vice-Chancellor on issues of integrity in research.
• does not have a role in the administration of ethics protocols at UWS. This is the role of the UWS Human Research Ethics, Animal and Biosafety committees, and the Ethics Officers within the Office of Research Services.
• does not have a role in the management of misconduct in research at UWS. See Section 35 of the Enterprise Agreement (PDF, 331Kb).

Committee Members
The committee members are as follows:

• Professor Elizabeth Deane, Pro Vice Chancellor (Education), Australian National University, Canberra, Australia (Chair)
• Professor David Rowe (Representative of the UWS Research Committee)
• Associate Professor Christine Halse (Chair of UWS Human Research Ethics Committee)
• Associate Professor Margaret Vickers (School of Management)
• Associate Professor Basant Maheshwari (School of Natural Sciences)

More Information

For all matters relating to the Integrity in Research Committee please contact Dr Jane Hobson.