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Please Note: Information current as of April 27, 2023. Summary data from 2012-2016 can be found here.
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Totals | |
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Complaints Received 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 41 |
Preliminary Inquiries Conducted 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 40 |
Investigations Conducted 2,4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Research Misconduct Confirmed 3,4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Nature of the Research Misconduct Confirmed | Failure to follow direction of REB | Failure to obtain REB approval | Failure to follow applicable laws or regulations (1 instance), data fabrication (1 instance) | Data misrepresentation |
Notes:
- Complaints over which the University had jurisdiction. If a complaint is made against a person who has an appointment at or conducts research in a fully affiliated or community affiliated teaching hospital, institutional jurisdiction over the complaint is determined in accordance with the Faculty of Medicine Research Misconduct Framework Addendum: Procedures for Determining Jurisdiction in Complaints Involving Certain Non-University Institutions.
- The Framework identifies a two-stage process: an initial gathering and review of information at a preliminary inquiry stage and, if recommended by the inquiry, a subsequent investigation.
- Includes confirmation of research misconduct at any stage in the process.
- Cases are listed by the year in which the complaint was received. Inquiries, investigations and final confirmation of misconduct may have occurred in a calendar year subsequent to the year of the complaint, but they have been attributed to the year when the complaint was received.
- Provide documentation and record keeping of all research misconduct complaints filed
Staff
Rhain Louis
Rhain Louis
Manager, Research Oversight and Compliance
Research Oversight & Compliance Office (ROCO)
(416) 946-0836
Staff
Lori Ferris
Lori Ferris
Associate Vice-President, Research Oversight and Compliance
Research Oversight & Compliance Office (ROCO)
(416) 978-2387