The research ombudsman is a service to employees at the University of Oslo, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Akershus University Hospital and Oslo University Hospital, as well as other researchers and students without employment who conduct research at the mentioned institutions.
Please note that the English translation is for information purposes only. For all legal purposes, the original document in Norwegian is the authoritative version.
What can we do for you?
- Advice and guidance in research ethics issues.
- Assist in resolving specific cases as early as possible and at the lowest possible level in the institution, including acting as a conflict resolver / mediator within the research ombudsman's mandate.
- Assist as a resource person as part of the institutions' preventive measures, including courses and training.
Contact information
Professor emeritus Tom Øresland
- E-mail: forskningsombudet@medisin.uio.no
- Tel 413 27 475
Mandate for The Research Ombudsman
The University Board established the research ombudsman with its own mandate. The mandate describes The Research Ombudsman's function, role and tasks.
Laws
Laws only in norwegian.
- Lov om organisering av forskningsetisk arbeid - forskningsetikkloven (lovdata.no)
- Lov om medisinsk og helsefaglig forskning - helseforskningsloven (lovdata.no)
- Lov om behandling av personopplysninger - personopplysningsloven (lovdata.no)
Regulations
- The University's guidelines for good scientific practice
- Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals by ICMJE (2018) (The Vancouver Recommendations). The University of Oslo use these recommendations as a basis for scientific writing.
- Euroropean Association of Science Editors. Guidelines for Authors and Translations of Scientific Articles to be Published in English (rev 2019). In the appendix, Ethics Checklist for Authors.
- Guidelines from The Norwegian National Research Ethics Committees
Norms
- Policy fra Forskningsrådet om tilgjengeliggjøring, deling og håndtering av data (forskningsradet.no) In norwegian
- The European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities. The European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity.
- All European Academics (ALLEA). Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (2017).
- International Council for Science. Standards for ethics and responsibility. https://council.science/publications/standards-for-ethics-and-responsibility-in-science-an-empirical-study.
- World Conferences on Research Integrity. The Montreal Statement on Research Integrity in Cross-Boundary Research Collaborations (2013).
- World Conferences of Research Integrity. Singapore Statement on Research Integrity (2010).
- San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) (2012).