Research Ethics & Integrity
Integrity underpins everything credible research stands for — honest authorship, informed consent, responsible AI use and transparent reporting. This hub covers the ethical foundations of research and links the guidance and templates to uphold them.
Research ethics is not a box-ticking exercise; it's what makes your findings trustworthy and your degree defensible. It spans informed consent and data protection, honest authorship without ghostwriting or fabrication, responsible AI use, and transparent, reproducible reporting.
Our entire model is built on this: we mentor, review, analyse, edit and structure — but you remain the sole author, and your work stays compliant with your university's policies. This hub gathers the practical tools and answers to help you meet those standards.
What this covers
Authorship & integrity
The line between legitimate support and misconduct — no ghostwriting, no fabricated data, no invented citations.
Consent & data protection
Informed consent, anonymisation and responsible data handling for studies involving human participants.
Similarity & AI disclosure
Using Turnitin responsibly and disclosing AI assistance where your university or journal requires it.
Frequently asked
What counts as a research-integrity breach?+
Fabricating or falsifying data, plagiarism, undisclosed ghostwriting, gift or ghost authorship, and undisclosed AI-generated content are all breaches. Transparent, honest, well-cited work is the standard.
Is using a research mentor ethical?+
Yes. Mentoring, coaching, review and editing are legitimate academic support — comparable to a writing centre or statistics tutor — as long as the authorship, ideas and analysis remain yours.
Ethical, compliant guidance: We provide academic support, mentoring, analysis, editing and structuring — not authorship. Your work stays compliant with university policies.
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