Academic Integrity

At the UoC, good scientific practice and academic integrity are considered to be indispensable prerequisites for research and teaching of highest quality. They are the basis for the University’s reputation, its credibility in society and its popularity among students as well as (young) academics, the collaboration with other research institutes and the funding by third-party donors. To ensure good scientific practice, the UoC follows the guidelines and recommendations of the German Research Foundation and the German Ethics Council and has also established its own guidelines and committees. When dealing with security-relevant research, the UoC follows the recommendations of the Leopoldina.

The management, securing, storage and sustainable provision of research data must be carried out in accordance with recognized scientific and legal standards and meet high requirements. The Guidelines on the Handling of Research Data at the UoC provide appropriate orientation for this.

Good Scientific Practice

• Research Code of Conduct UoC
• Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice at the University of Cologne
• Guidelines of the UoC on Good Scientific Practice as of 25 January 2022

Security-Relevant Research

• Statutes of the Committee for Advice on Security-Relevant Research with Substantial Hazard Potential (RSH) at the UoC

Animal Protection

• Guidelines of the UoC on the Handling of Animals in Research and Teaching
• Guidelines for Animal Protection Officers at the UoC (only German)

Research Data

• Guidelines on the Handling of Research Data at the UoC