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Responsibility of science

Scientific work is based on principles that are the same in all countries and in all scientific disciplines. First and foremost is honesty towards oneself and others. It is the basis for the respectful treatment of each other, study participants, animals, cultural assets and the environment and is essential for society's indispensable trust in science.

They are both an ethical norm and the basis of the rules of scientific professionalism, i.e. good scientific practice, which vary from discipline to discipline. Teaching these to students and young scientists and ensuring the conditions for their validity and application in practice is a core task of teaching and the self-administration of science.

Transparency in research

TU Clausthal makes its project funding transparent and supports the goal of making knowledge freely accessible.

Good scientific practice

Clausthal University of Technology strongly supports the communication and observance of the principles of good scientific practice.

Safety-related research (dual use)

Clausthal University of Technology promotes a critical approach to security-related research.

Research Data Management (RDM)

Developments, events and offers of TU Clausthal around the life cycle of research data.

Research Information System (FIS)

By introducing a database with information on its research activities (e.g. projects, publications, patents), Clausthal University of Technology aims to present…

Quality management in research and transfer

A quality management system supports the university in continuously reviewing and developing the quality of its processes.

In addition to the aforementioned subject areas, research is also conducted in the broader context of corruption prevention ("compliance"), which is the responsibility of the legal department.