2024 Integrity Week is a time to celebrate the value of integrity at UQ.
A series of events, workshops and training sessions will be held in Integrity Week from 5 - 9 February 2024.
The key event during the week is an expert panel discussion held on Tuesday 6 February. This expert panel, headlined by Queensland's Integrity Commissioner, will discuss ethics and whistleblowing in a university setting. This event is by registration only.
Integrity Week 2024 will also shine a light on the recent release of UQ’s Integrity Framework. Developed by the Integrity Unit (IU), the Framework highlights the principles driving integrity management and promotes an actionable process of thinking about integrity and how it is embedded across UQ.
Discover UQ's Integrity Framework
Learn more about integrity at UQ by attending workshops and training throughout the week at St Lucia and Gatton.
Integrity Week 2024 also highlights the collobaration between staff and students and their committment to integrity through the Student Academic Honour Code.
UQ Integrity Week: Hypothetical Dilemma Panel
10:30am - 12:30pm Tuesday 6 February 2024
Queensland Brain Institute building (79) - Auditorium
A panel of leading experts in ethics and whistleblowing discuss a hypothetical dilemma set in the higher education sector.
The panel session will be approximately one hour in duration followed by a networking event with light refreshments provided.
The panel’s moderator will be Professor Tyler Okimoto. Tyler is a Professor in Management and the Associate Dean (Academic) for the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Queensland.
Following the expert panel discussion, Honorary Professor Andrew Crowden will provide a presentation on ‘The Emergence of Institutional Ethics Advisory Groups’. If you are interested in attending this session please email the Integrity Unit (integrity-unit@uq.edu.au).
Panel members
Ms Linda Waugh
Ms Waugh is the Integrity Commissioner for the state of Queensland and was previously the Merit Protection Commissioner for the Australian Public Service and Parliamentary Service. She has prior experience as Victorian Assistant Ombudsman and New South Wales Deputy Ombudsman and other roles in risk services and corruption prevention, education and research.
Professor Thomas Maak
Professor Maak is the inaugural Chair in Ethics at The University of Queensland Business School. Prior to joining UQ in 2023, he was Director for the Centre for Workplace Leadership and Professor of Leadership at the University of Melbourne.
Professor Sarah Jane Kelly
Professor Kelly is the Head of the Queensland University of Technology Graduate School of Business. She is an experienced commercial lawyer and non-executive director across sport, tourism, technology, and professional services sectors.
Professor AJ Brown
Professor Brown leads the Centre for Governance & Public Policy’s public integrity and anti-corruption research program, and is a Professor of public policy and law in the School of Government & International Relations at Griffith University.
Register
Integrity Week Stand
11:00am - 2:00pm Wednesday 7 February 2024
Outside Student Central
Would you like to learn more about UQ’s Integrity Framework?
Staff from the Integrity Unit, Sexual Misconduct Support Unit, Academic Services Division, Research Integrity, Human Resources, Information Technology, ITaLI and the Graduate School will be available to talk to staff and students about Integrity related issues.
Staff are reminded to complete the mandatory Appropriate Workplace Behaviours training module and Staff Standards of Conduct.
Workshops and training
St Lucia
Title | About | When | Where | Register |
Ethics Awareness Workshop | This interactive session is designed to engage participants in conversation on personal ethics, ethical dilemmas and ethical decision making, utilising a series of University based case studies.
| Monday 5 February 2024 | St Lucia campus | |
| Ethical Bystander Interventions in the University Context | The aim of this workshop is to provide staff with the skills to safely intervene if they witness harmful or discriminatory behaviour in the university environment. | Monday 5 February 2024 | St Lucia campus | |
| Responsible Conduct of Research at UQ | This session covers the principles of the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (the Code) as well as providing an understanding of the UQ Policies and Procedures which support responsible research practices. | Wednesday 7 February 2024 | St Lucia campus | |
Conducting Ethical Research with Humans at UQ | This session provides participants opportunity to discuss issues they may have when applying for human research ethics approval. It incorporates practical advice on complex research-related issues through interactive sessions covering various case scenarios. | Thursday 8 February 2024 | St Lucia campus | Register |
| Integrity Officers update | This interactive session will include short presentations updating participants about prevention, detection and investigation of student misconduct within the evolving landscape of Generative AI at UQ. Presenters will explore the outcomes of the Academic Integrity Action Plan, identifying cheating and misconduct processes and the chain of responsibility in these processes, including the role of academic integrity officers. | Wednesday 7 February 2024 | St Lucia campus |
Gatton
Title | About | When | Where | Register |
Ethics Awareness Workshop | This interactive session is designed to engage participants in conversation on personal ethics, ethical dilemmas and ethical decision making, utilising a series of University based case studies.
| Thursday 8 February 2024 | Gatton campus | |
| Ethical Bystander Interventions in the University Context | The aim of this workshop is to provide staff with the skills to safely intervene if they witness harmful or discriminatory behaviour in the university environment. | Friday 9 February 2024 | Gatton campus |
There is a range of other online and face-to-face training available (register via Workday) providing information about the policies and procedures setting out UQ’s expectations of integrity and how to deal with complaints including:
- Fraud and Corruption Awareness (online module)
- Complaint management (in person training)
- Complaint and misconduct management (online module)
- Sexual harassment and Sexual Assault: What are the drivers and how can staff respond? (online module)
The UQ Student Academic Honour Code, developed by students in partnership with staff, will underpin the expectations of UQ students and encourage commitment to integrity.
The Honour Code is outlined below:
As a member of the University of Queensland academic community: I stand by the University’s motto and believe that excellence in learning is achieved through Scientia ac Labore: knowledge and hard work. My achievements are built on the knowledge contributions of the diverse learning community of which I am a part, and in turn I contribute knowledge to this community in the same spirit. I am trustworthy in my work, in my studies, and in my connections and interactions with others. I help other members of this community uphold these values and rely on their support in return. |
The Student Honour Code is aligned to the UQ Values of truth, excellence, creativity, courage, integrity, and respect and inclusivity, and with the Strategic Plan goal to be a university that delivers highly sought-after graduates, who are prepared for future success through rich and broad educational experiences.
The Student Academic Honour Code report outlines the findings of the University of Queensland (UQ) Student Honour Code survey. The results of the survey were overwhelmingly positive in favour of an honour code.
Over 90% of respondents agreed that a commitment to the Honour Code establishes academic integrity as a defining value of the University. A vast majority (86%) of students supported the introduction of an Honour Code at UQ, while just under 10% were unsure and less than 5% were unsupportive. Of those who supported the introduction of an Honour Code at UQ, over 98% subsequently agreed that the draft Honour Code was acceptable in its current format.
Two UQ PhD candidates and their Primary Advisors discuss the importance and value of integrity in PhD candidate/advisor relationships and in research.