Concerns may be submitted via the Online Reporting System, which also offers anonymous submissions.

Alternatively, you can discuss or raise a concern with a:

• Research integrity advisor, or
• A member of the Research Integrity Unit

If a concern has been raised and addressed but you wish to escalate further, you may also contact the University Ombudsman.

When raising a concern, its best to provide as much information and supportive evidence as possible. The online reporting system will guide you to identifying the required information. Complaints must be "actionable", meaning they must include sufficient details to proceed.

Please include the following information:

• Name of the person or entity you are complaining about.
• Nature of the concern(s) you have, such as
  • Not meeting required research standards
  • Fabrication, falsification, misrepresentation of data or material
  • Plagiarism
  • Failures of research data management and record keeping
  • Failures of supervision
  • Authorship
  • Conflicts of interest
  • Failures of peer review
• What occurred that should not have, or what did not occur that should have
• What you seek as an outcome
• Actions you have taken, if any, to try to resolve your complaint
• Evidence or where evidence may be located

Additionally, indicate if your complaint relates to:

• a serious risk to the health or safety of staff or students
• a serious risk to animal welfare
• a serious risk to the environment
• a criminal offence
• an area where mandatory reporting applies
• an area where an external agency may have an interest

• The first objective is to determine if a resolution can be achieved at a local level. Often clarification and information are sufficient to ensure activities are conducted to the appropriate standard, place, and time. A local resolution may be applied when there has not been a breach of the Research Code or when the impact is negligible.
• If a matter cannot be resolved at the local level, the Research Misconduct Procedure will be implemented. This procedure sets out the roles, responsibilities and processes for everyone involved in managing complaints.
• If there's no specific breach of the Code, the Complaints Management Procedure will be implemented.

Upon receiving your concern, you'll receive an acknowledgement. Depending on the nature of your concern, we may contact you to clarify information and details.