Summary of Research Misconduct Complaints Addressed by U of T

Please Note: Information current as of April 25, 2026. See Summary data from 2015-2019 for previous years.

Notes:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Includes confirmation of research misconduct at any stage in the process.
4. 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.

• Framework to Address Allegations of Research Misconduct

• Provide documentation and record keeping of all research misconduct complaints filed