The  Research Excellence Awards are our opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the diversity and quality of research conducted at Macquarie. 

This year a new category has been introduced:  Excellence in Research Integrity. This coincides with the 10-year anniversary of DORA – The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment. DORA is both a statement of principles and an organisation that campaigns for and supports responsible research assessment internationally.   

To align with DORA principles, Macquarie strives to support assessment that will “incentivise, reflect and reward the plural characteristics of high-quality research, in support of diverse and inclusive research cultures”. The creation of this new award category is just one of many practical actions Macquarie is taking to commit to DORA principles and reinforce the four objectives of the Macquarie University Research Strategy 2025: World-leading research; World-changing impact. 

Recognising outstanding contributions in leadership or innovation in research integrity, this award is open to Macquarie researchers or teams that have fostered integrity in research and promoted a culture of responsible research practice and high-quality (trustworthy) research, including leadership in research data management or open research. 

The award aims to encourage and reward academic excellence in research conduct and quality, by instilling the importance of integrity in research and its outcomes and demonstrating the critical responsibility of every researcher at Macquarie University.  

“Research integrity is, of course, an essential element of all research at Macquarie University,” says Professor Sakkie Pretorius Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research).

“This new award will recognise an outstanding level of sustained contribution to excellence in research integrity by rewarding the best practice of an individual researcher or research group that continuously and proactively maximises research integrity as an integral part of their work.”  

Applicants must demonstrate exceptional standards of transparency and progressive practice in the management of research by addressing the following four judging criteria:  

1. Leadership  
2. Standards and rigour  
3. Implementation and innovation  
4. Support and promotion  

Further details are available on the Research Excellence Awards webpage. 

Applications close on 9 June 2023.