Good Research Practice (GWP)
KIT offers a range of services and advice for all those who study, research and teach here. Take a look at the following pages and find out more!
Here you will find
- General information on good research practice at KIT
- Support services for questions in the research process
- Information on teaching good scientific practice in teaching
- Specific offers for doctoral candidates/postdocs and students
Your question is not answered? Please contact the Office for Good Scientific Practice and Ethical Principles for further information!
In 2025, Freie Universität Berlin will award the "Rosalind Franklin Prize for Academic Integrity" for the first time to historian Dr. Karina Kriegesmann, who will be honored for her innovative teaching and communication concepts for good academic practice. The award ceremony will take place on November 19, 2025.
www.nachrichten.idw-online.de
On July 17, 2025, the HoC Writing Lab and the KIT Library, together with Baden-Württemberg universities, will stream the Digital Thesis Day live from KIT's InformatiKOM, which will show how writing and information skills as well as the use of AI tools can be promoted in the process of writing a thesis.
www.bibliothek.kit.edu
On 10.07.25, the European Commission received the final version of the practical guide for AI for general use. It includes input from over 1,000 stakeholders, including AI model providers, small and medium-sized enterprises, scientists, AI safety experts, rights holders and civil society organizations.
www.ec.europa.eu
Scientific Misconduct
KIT also offers support and structures to address scientific misconduct:
If scientific misconduct is suspected, a formal investigation procedure can be initiated via the Ombudspersons for Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice. If the suspicion is substantiated, they will forward the case to the Commission for Good Scientific Practice.
The Ombudspersons for Doctoral Researchers and Supervisors will be happy to assist you with any problems you may encounter in resarch and writing as well as supervising doctoral theses. The Ombudspersons for Ethical Principles provide support with questions about KIT's ethical principles and applications for a vote of the Ethics Committee.
According to the statutes, tangible suspicions of scientific misconduct must be reported!