When: 3rd December 2026 (10:00 – 17:00)

Where: Radboudumc, Nijmegen

We are excited to announce that the NRIN Annual Symposium 2026, with the central theme ‘Navigating with the renewed Dutch Code of Conduct for Research Integrity – novelties and challenges ahead’, will be held on 3rd December 2026 at Radboudumc (see location here: link).

This year’s symposium will feature a plenary discussion on the renewed Dutch Code of Conduct for Research Integrity and thematic workshop sessions designed to encourage interactive discussions and mutual learning on the relevance of the mandates and duties of care from the code to the different stakeholders (e.g. policy advisors, members of research integrity committees, confidential advisors on research integrity, researchers and educators). There will also be plenty of opportunities for networking!

The symposium is a free onsite event (registration required!) open to both the Dutch (Universities and Hogescholen) and international academic communities.

We invite academics, researchers, students, policy advisors, confidential advisors, members of research integrity committees and other non-academic staff to join us at this event, which promises to spark discussions and critical reflections on the novelties of the revised Code, the opportunities and challenges ahead!

This workshop addresses amendments to the 2026 Code and the preceding discussions regarding the questions 1) what constitutes as a violation of research integrity? and 2) how is this to be established in the complaints procedure?

Target group: members of research integrity committees (CWI), Confidential Advisors for Research Integrity (VP), institutional legal officer and those with an interest in the topic.

Summary

A code only comes to life in practice. Join us in designing ways to strengthen research integrity within our organisations and to use the revision of the NGWI as an opportunity to renew attention for research integrity.

Workshop Description

What is the role of organisations in fostering a culture of research integrity? What are we already doing, what works, and what can we learn from one another? And how can we use the revision of the Netherlands Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (NGWI) as a catalyst for renewed attention and new initiatives?

On 1 January 2027, the revised NGWI will come into force. This revision provides a natural opportunity to reflect on how we support and promote research integrity within our organisations.

An important element of the revised NGWI are the duties of care of institutions. In the new version, these responsibilities have been further clarified and made more concrete.

In this workshop, we will get to work together. We will explore how organisations can give practical effect to their duties of care and design concrete initiatives to strengthen research integrity. We will also develop ideas for using the revised NGWI as a catalyst for awareness, dialogue and meaningful improvements within our organisations.

Who will help make Q2 2027 the quarter of research integrity?

Target Group

Professionals involved in policy, support, communications, training or governance related to research integrity.

Workshop Description

This workshop is aimed at policy advisors and researchers in practice-based research at Universities of Applied Sciences. It focuses on possibilities to contribute to an open and healthy research culture in which researchers of all levels of experience and expertise share and discuss issues and dilemmas in an open and safe environment and learn from each other.

What instruments can help to stimulate this culture? How to implement the duties of care to stimulate research integrity? Practices from a number of Universities of Applied Sciences as collected at the National Network for Quality Assurance (LNKO) are the starting point for the workshop. The “Integrity Dialogue” is an example from the Saxion practice that will also be discussed

On 20 October 2026, the revised Netherlands Code of Conduct for Research Integrity 2027 has been launched. The ‘old’ code was introduced in 2018. Yet, our research practice has developed and new issues have emerged.

The new code has refreshed, more concise and concrete formulations of principles and rules. It also refers to new developments like the use of digital technology in research. The importance of a positive research culture is emphasized as well.

All researchers active in the Netherlands, from students to senior researchers, are expected to commit themselves to the new code. So, what’s in it? In Research Integrity Round#27, we will introduce the new code through a series of interactive case deliberations.

The revised code points to the importance of dialogue and deliberation about integrity issues. We step up to the plate with RIR#27. Principles and rules are general; they need interpretation to be of guidance in the specific integrity issues that confront us on the daily working floor of academic research. In case more principles and rules are at stake simultaneously or even conflict and steer us into diverse directions, we need to balance and judge how to navigate with integrity.

We will discuss specific issues from each of the phases of research mentioned in Chapter 3 of the code. The public is invited to take a position on dilemmas, discuss reasons and arguments for options, listen to each other’s considerations, and, of course, take into account the principles and rules of the revised code.

We welcome you to join us in this dialogue!

RIR#27 is organized in close collaboration with the confidential advisors for Scientific integrity from Radboud university / Radboudumc.