Mandate for the Research Ethics Committee at the University of Oslo

1. Area of responsibilities and activities

1.1 Evaluation of Research Misconduct

The Research Ethics Committee (¡°The committee¡±) is UiO¡¯s Committee for the Investigation of Research Misconduct pursuant to ¡ì 6 second section of the research ethics act.

The committee is professionally independent as per ¡ì 3 of the Research Ethics Act, and cannot be instructed. The committee should process and in writing comment on notified cases concerning possible violations of recognized norms of research ethics involving persons who have or have had an association to UiO. All (persons and units) - internal and external -