Researchers at Hanze University must comply with the Netherlands Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (2018), the Open Science Policy (2023) and the Research Data Policy (2023), among other things.
The Netherlands Code of Conduct for Research Integrity is committed to quality and reliability of science; its guiding principles are honesty, diligence, transparency, independence and accountability. Good data management is focused primarily on transparency of research and the ability to verify and replicate research results.
The Open Science policy is also striving for transparency, and calls for making research data publicly available as much as possible, and to a wide audience. Its main goal is that research results, including reusable datasets, benefit society as a whole as much as possible.
The Hanze Research Data Policy (see below) provides specific starting points for how data should be managed carefully, transparently, and openly at Hanze University.
The Hanze Ethical Review Board (HEAC) provides advice and guidance to all research areas at Hanze University on ethical aspects of research, including advising on submission to a Medical Ethical Review Committee. The committee may issue a formal letter of approval to researchers to substantiate ethical justification. The board only provides advice and review prior to research, including on handling personal data and other ethical aspects in research.
Please visit the HEAC webpage for a complete overview of what the Committee does and does not advise on. For questions you can also contact the official secretary of the HEAC at heac@org.hanze.nl.
Data management plan
An integral part of the application for ethics review is the preparation of a data management plan (DMP). A well-written DMP gives the review committee insight into what research data are collected or generated, how they are managed throughout the research process, and how any privacy and/or security risks are minimized. Once submitted, the DMP will be reviewed by one of the Information Specialists Research. You can read more about writing a DMP in this guide under the Data Management Plan (DMP) tab.
Self-check ethical aspects in research
The Ethical Review Board has developed a simple digital self-check that gives you a quick indication of the level of ethical risk in research. You can do the self-check by completing a web form; a copy and the results will be sent to your e-mail address.