Plagiarism/research misconduct

PhD candidates should be aware that plagiarism and other forms of academic misconduct are a violation of university guidelines, national and international research ethics guidelines and the Norwegian Act on Ethics and Integrity in Research.

Such violations are subject to sanctions at faculty or institutional level. In the latter case, the standing committee on scientific misconduct at the University of Bergen, Redelighetsutvalget, will decide the matter.

PhD candidates should also note that plagiarism and other forms of academic misconduct in course work (e.g. in exams, submission of course papers etc) may also be dealt with on a par with cheating in exams in the sense of the Norwegian University Act. Sanctions may include annulment of exam results and exclusion from PhD studies for up to one year. In addition, academic misconduct can result in a breakdown of trust between supervisor and PhD candidate that may result in the supervisor asking to be released from the supervision contract.

The University of Bergen emphasises the prevention of academic misconduct, and, in order to improve PhD candidates' knowledge of academic standards and encourage reflection on these standards, the mandatory part of the training component of the PhD study programme includes philosophy of science and ethics.

Research ethical committees in Norway

Regional Committees for Medical and Health Research Ethics (REK)