Code of conduct

The Netherlands Code of Conduct for Scientific Practice: Principles of good scientific teaching and research

All universities apply the Netherlands Code of Conduct for Scientific Practice, with principles for good teaching and research.

Researchers, lecturers and students must respect this Code and call each other to account on any questionable behaviour. When a violation of integrity is suspected, a complaint can be submitted to the scientific integrity committee of the relevant university. Universities also have at least one confidential adviser for scientific integrity.

WUR recommendations for authorship in scientific publications

Read about author- and co-authorship, the author ranking and dealing with (co-)authorship in the publication process.

The recommendations for authorship in scientific publications are based on a note written by professor Bart Koelmans and have been approved by Wageningen Graduate Schools.

Integrity, privacy, (in)appropriate behaviour

How do we treat one another and the outside world? This question deals with Scientific Integrity, dhow to protect personal data and privacy, whistlebower's regulations and the Complaints producedure undesirable behaviour.

• Read more about Integrity and privacy @WUR
• EB statement on sexually transgressive behaviour (WUR intranet 15 February 2022)
• Tackling inappropriate behaviour: ‘For now, every report we get is good news’ (Resource 26 Jan 2022)