The role of senior researchers in promoting good science: Obstacles and enablers

Authors

Signe Mežinska & Susanne van den Hooff

Description

This essay explores the ethical responsibilities of senior researchers in promoting integrity within their teams, as guided by the ALLEA European Code of Conduct. It highlights the tension between these responsibilities and academic pressures, such as the 'publish or perish' culture, which can foster misconduct and poor supervision. The essay advocates for a slow science approach and targeted training to enhance research quality and ethical leadership.

According to the essay senior researchers, like early career researchers, need support to uphold ethical supervision. Adopting a slow science approach and providing targeted training, along with institutional policies that value and reward supervision, are key to fostering research integrity.

van den Hooff S and Mežinska S. The role of senior researchers in promoting good science: Obstacles and enablers [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 2 not approved]. Open Res Europe 2025, 5:21 (https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.19140.2)