Confidential support and advice from the Doctoral School
A doctoral researcher is supported by a vast network including e.g. your own doctoral programme (supervisors, the coordinator and leader of the programme), the head of your unit, HR and occupational/public healthcare.
If you want to talk confidentially about the challenges in your thesis work but you don’t know who to turn to, the employees of the doctoral school offer easy-access support and give advice on which actor could help you resolve the issues.
You may reach Kaisa Laitinen, Merja Lyytikäinen, Ira Virtanen and Katri Antin via doctoralschool@uef.fi and reserve a meeting with one of them.
Conflict situations
Conflict situations include, for example, interpersonal conflicts, issues related to different tasks or management, or issues related to supervision. For resolution, the so-called low threshold principle is primarily applied. If the conflict is not resolved, it will be transferred to the head of the department / the dean.
You can familiarize yourself with the university’s guidelines regarding harassment and inappropriate behavior in Kamu. If you are employed by the University of Eastern Finland, please also refer to the guidelines published in the intranet (requires UEF login).
Violations against the responsible conduct of research
Violations of the responsible conduct of research include research misconduct (fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, misappropriation) and disregard for the responsible conduct of research (e.g., denigrating the role of other researchers in publications, manipulating authorship, self-plagiarism, or careless reporting of research results).
If there is reason to suspect a violation of responsible conduct of research, the allegations of research misconduct must be investigated in accordance with the guidelines provided by the Finnish National Board on Research Integrity (TENK). The investigation is a three-tier process:
1) a written notification,
2) a preliminary investigation, and
3) an actual investigation.
At the University of Eastern Finland, any allegations of misconduct are reported to the Rector, who is responsible for decision-making throughout the process.
If you need assistance or guidance, you can contact the UEF’s research ethics advisers (in intra, requires UEF login).
Indoor air problems
You can find instructions regarding indoor air and indoor environment in UEF intranet (requires UEF login).