What guiding principles do researchers follow? How do they view themselves within a wider context, and what ethical criteria do they rely on? Freie Universität Berlin’s vice president with special responsibility for research, Marianne Braig, talks to campus.leben about integrity and transparency. She explains why the principles of good practice apply to everyone working in academia – from students fresh out of high school right up to senior professors. In this interview, we discuss trust, communication culture, and the responsibility of science to society.

Doctoral researchers can find specific information, adivce and workshop offers in the field of research integrity on the website of Dahmen Research School.