(4 Mar 2026) Research integrity in Australia may be at risk, the Australian Research Council and the National Health and Medical Research Council have warned.
The ARC and the NHMRC announced a joint national review of the research integrity system on 23 February, saying there is a “lack of consistent, sector-wide data on research integrity issues”.
They are working with the vice-chancellors’ group Universities Australia on the review, which they said will work with the sector “to gather and analyse existing research integrity data”.
Consultation has “already highlighted opportunities to strengthen Australia’s research integrity framework and better meet the needs of a rapidly evolving research environment”, they said. Institutions and researchers need to build more capacity “to conduct high-quality, responsible research”.
The interaction of research integrity with funding is also under review.
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