Mind the GAP

Mind the GAP

e-learning

Mind the GAP

Target Audience:
VIB PhD student
VIB postdoc
VIB staff scientist
VIB group leader or expert
VIB administrative support
VIB technical support
Flemish academic or researcher
Non-Flemish academic or researcher
Industry professional
Indicative duration:
8 hours

General context

Mind the GAP is an online training tool for researchers on Good Academic Research Practices (GAP).

The course has been created by the research integrity and policy advisors of the five Flemish universities: KU Leuven, UAntwerp, Ghent University, UHasselt and VUB. VLIR is the Flemish Interuniversity Council, an autonomous body financed by these universities.

In addition, there is the Mind the GAP Podcast, especially for academic researchers. In half-hour episodes, you will dive into the practice of research with integrity.

Questions around authorship, retractions, use of genAI, but also how a research path is never predictable and straightforward, and how to deal with data, are addressed. Fellow scientists, from PhD students to senior academics, share their experiences.

You can find the VLIR Mind the GAP podcast on Spotify or Apple podcasts.

Event intended for

This tool provides an interactive training on research integrity based on The European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (ALLEA Code, 2023) for:

  • (PhD) researchers
  • Researchers who just started working for a university
  • Supervisors and more experienced researchers who want to know more about research integrity.

Program

  • Module 1: Introduction: research integrity in general
  • Module 2: Supervision and Mentoring: with a focus on the relationship between PhD researchers and their supervisors and mentors
  • Module 3: Good Academic Practices: most recommended good academic research practices when it comes to:
  1. Research design and conduct
  2. Research Data Management (RDM)
  3. Reporting results
  4. Conflicts of interest
  5. Science communication
  6. Research(er) evaluation and assessment
  • Module 4: Violations of Research Integrity: possible violations of research integrity and what to do when misconduct happens.

Supplementary modules:

  • General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  • Ethics rules and regulations

Podcasts:

  • Scientific Integrity as a Challenging Concept, with Aurélie Crabbé (UGent) and Kris Dierickx (KU Leuven)
  • Research Data Management, with Nicky Daniels (UHasselt) and Laura Standaert (UGent)
  • Corrections and Retractions, with Gert Storms (KU Leuven, VCWI), Ivan Oransky (Retraction Watch) and Line Edslev Andersen (VUB)
  • Generative A.I., with Walter Daelemans (UAntwerpen), Geert-Jan Bex (UHasselt) and Vincent Ginis (VUB)
  • Authorship, with Ben Nemery (KU Leuven) and Kevin De Moortel (VUB)
  • 'More than a scientist,' with Charlotte De Backer (UAntwerpen) and Ernst Koster (UGent)

You can find the VLIR Mind the GAP podcast on Spotify or Apple podcasts.