Statutes on good academic practice
With the Statutes for Safeguarding Good Academic Practice of 2023, the HU implements the guidelines of the German Research Foundation (DFG), which it formulated in 2019. The Statutes set standards in the research process and define the procedure in the event of suspected academic misconduct.
Research ethics
Researchers should also reflect on the possible consequences of their research. Increasingly, specialist journals, funding organisations and ethics guidelines are demanding the submission of ethics opinions from ethics committees. At Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin, researchers can contact the ethics committees of their faculties and other institutions.
Use of artificial intelligence
Further training
Humboldt-Universit?t offers extensive continuing education programmes on good academic practice for various areas and target groups as well as references to external offers. These include, among others
- Introductions to database research
- Workshops on reference management programmes
- Training courses on research data management and data publication
- Qualification opportunities for all career levels (R1-R4)
Support with legal issues
Data management and data protection
Certain legal conditions must be clarified in advance, especially if research data is to be published. However, the mere processing of data can also be subject to legal restrictions. It should therefore be checked in advance which of the following legal areas may need to be taken into account.
Contact points for suspected violations
Sometimes there can be problems with regard to good academic practice. Here you will find all contact points for suspected violations of good academic practice.
The Humboldt Graduate School offers conflict counselling sessions for all doctoral candidates at Humboldt-Universit?t. Counselling is provided by external mediators and is completely confidential.
Supervisors can also turn to professional external counsellors in the event of conflicts with the doctoral candidates they supervise. Conflict counselling for supervisors
- Comprehensive information on equal opportunities and the prevention of discrimination and violence at Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin
- Counselling and complaints in cases of sexualised harassment, discrimination, violence and stalking
- Anti-Semitism Prevention Centre:Contact and advice centre for Jewish students and HU staff.
- Commissioner for complaints under the General Equal Opportunities Act (AGG): All HU employees have the option of filing a formal complaint under the AGG.
- The HU's General Conflict Counselling Service of the University Health Management can also help.
Offers are bundled at the Centre for Equal Opportunities.
External contact point
In accordance with EU Directive 2019/1937, Humboldt-Universit?t has introduced an internal reporting centre to protect employees from reprisals when reporting legal violations. The Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG) is intended to ensure optimal protection for whistleblowers. HU staff members can confidentially report information on legal violations. The reporting office aims to prevent or uncover illegal activities such as financial crime, corruption and environmental offences (from Humboldt-Intern, 01/2024). Further information on the Whistleblower Reporting Centre on the intranet
The University Library team provides advice in the event of difficulties with Open Access publications.
In cases of data theft or misuse, these must be reported to the responsible supervisory authoritieswithin 72 hours. Information can also be obtained from the Data Protection Officer at Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin. Further information on data protection
The Humboldt-Universit?t's Computer and Media Service can help with problems relating to IT security and how to resolve them.
Ombudspersons
The ombudspersons advise the members of Humboldt-Universit?t confidentially as neutral contact persons in questions of good academic practice and in cases of suspected academic misconduct.
Alternatively, employees of Humboldt-Universit?t can contact the Ombuds Committee for Research Integrity in Germany (supported by the DFG) with questions and conflicts in the area of good academic practice or research integrity.
Ombudspersons at the faculties
In addition, ombudspersons at the faculties also advise on questions and conflicts in the area of good academic practice.
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Life Science
- Faculty of Humanities
- Faculty of Language, Literature and Humanities
- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
Commission for the Review of Allegations of Academic Misconduct
The Commission for the Review of Allegations of Academic Misconduct (KWF) investigates allegations against (former) members of Humboldt-Universit?t. As a matter of principle, it does not review research work that has been carried out as part of the degree programmes offered at Humboldt-Universit?t (with the exception of doctoral programmes). The review criteria and the commission's procedure are described in detail in the Statutes of Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin on the GWP (Section 4, §9-§14).
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