NWU Integrated Research Integrity Management System (IRIMS): Concepts, Structures, Processes, and Procedures

You're cordially invited to attend "The NWU Integrated Research Integrity Management System (IRIMS): Concepts, Structures, Processes, and Procedures," presented by Prof. Minrie Greeff from the Research Integrity Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research & Innovation at NWU. This event is open to all academics and postgraduates of the NWU who did not attend the IRIMS lectures during the last semester of 2022 or at any point in 2023 are encouraged to join.

Abstract

At the NWU the Integrated Research Integrity Management System (IRIMS) since 2022 guides all managers and researchers of the Faculties to ensure Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). The session gives an overview of important concepts that ground both research ethics and research integrity within the NWU IRIMS system, as well as provide an overview of the NWU IRIMS’s structures, processes, and procedures.

The greater scientific community of an institution can only innovate and flourish when its members function together as a body that ensures a climate that promotes confidence and
trust in its research practices and findings through fostering a climate of Responsible Conduct of Research and having clear guidelines on managing potential breaches in research integrity through transparent processes. The value and benefits of the mentioned research are vitally dependent on the research ethics practices applied during the conduct of research, as well as the integrity of the research practices followed at the institution. Research ethics is seen as a subset of research integrity but is often confused as being the same. Read more