Research & Transfer

Good Scientific Practice is the basis for high quality research and teaching. The Senate of Aalen University of Applied Sciences has adopted the following statutes, taking into account the Guidelines for Safeguarding Good Research Practice of the German Research Foundation (DFG):

The guidelines of the DFG as well as further information and subject-specific concretizations can be found on the portal https://wissenschaftliche-integritaet.de/en.

The contact person at Aalen University of Applied Sciences for questions regarding Good Scientific Practice or in cases of suspected scientific misconduct is the ombudsperson:

• Prof. Dr. Andreas Heinrich
• Prof. Dr. Dr. habil. Robert Rieg (Deputy)

To investigate cases of scientific misconduct, the Senate of Aalen University of Applied Sciences has appointed a commission. Members of the commission are:

• Prof. Dr. Timo Sörgel
• Prof. Dr. habil. Patrick Ulrich
• Prof. Dr. Regina Kempen
• Prof. Dr. Anne Harth (Deputy)
• Prof. Dr. Markus Merkel (Deputy)
• Prof. Dr. Lothar Kallien (Deputy)

As another resource of support concerning questions and conflicts regarding Good Scientific Practice, the DFG has established a central office researchers can reach out to: https://ombudsman-fuer-die-wissenschaft.de/?lang=en.