'Sloppy science is often not intentional'
Research integrity isn’t at the forefront of everyone’s minds yet, says University of Utrecht professor of Jurisprudence Ton Hol, who was the main author of a report for a network of European universities on this subject. Universities should work on that. There’s room for improvement of scientists’ knowledge of methods of research and statistics. The requirements for integrity in research should become stricter, and the atmosphere at universities should become more open, to be able to discuss difficult issues in research.
