Swiss Competence Centre for Scientific Integrity
The Swiss Competence Centre for Scientific Integrity (SCCSI) serves as a national reporting, advisory and monitoring body on matters relating to scientific integrity. As the basis for fulfilling its tasks, it uses the Code of Conduct for Scientific Integrity published in 2021 by the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences, in collaboration with the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), Innosuisse and swissuniversities. The Centre records the reported proceedings and supports higher education institutions and other higher education institutions with questions and proceedings concerning elating to violations of scientific integrity and scientific misconduct. The SCCSI promotes widespread general understanding of what constitutes good scientific practice and support higher education institutions and other institutions in the higher education sector in establishing a culture of good scientific practice. It may also offer training courses.
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Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences
Press release
Swiss Competence Centre for Scientific Integrity starts work
Switzerland has had a Competence Centre for Scientific Integrity with effect from 1 January 2026, presided over by Prof. em. Edwin Constable and managed by Viviane Premand, PhD in Law, LL.M. The Competence Centre will serve as a reporting body for higher education institutions and other institutions on matters they have already raised pertaining to procedures, sanctions and measures concerning scientific integrity in Switzerland and will assist these institutions on matters of scientific integrity.
Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences a+
Press release
Switzerland to establish a National Competence Centre for Scientific Integrity
At its meeting on 8 November 2024, the Swiss Conference of Higher Education Institutions passed the Ordinance on Quality Assurance in the Area of Scientific Integrity. This resolved to set up a Competence Centre for Scientific Integrity Switzerland. The Competence Centre will act in an advisory capacity for higher education institutions when it comes to scientific integrity in addition to gathering data on scientific integrity in Switzerland.
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