Webinar description: Academic integrity misconduct and research malpractice usually impact particular people, for whom it can be difficult to find redress. Therefore, the Facing Academic Integrity Threats Project in cooperation with the European Network for Academic Integrity established a web portal providing support to anybody who has been affected by unethical practices in academia. This Victims Support Portal is a platform where anyone can post a question to receive impartial and personal advice from a team of mentors, who are academic integrity experts. Apart from the tailored advice, the Portal also contains a collection of potentially useful materials such as various guidelines or inspirational stories.

This webinar aims to present the “Victims Support Portal”, how it works, and how it can help you or your colleagues. There will be also a brief overview of research on experiences and support needs regarding academic integrity, academic misconduct, and questionable practices. The conclusion part of the webinar will be dedicated to a discussion on how institutions and also individuals can help and support colleagues affected by academic misconduct.

Lecturer: Description as seen on ENAI’s website: “Dr. Dita Henek Dlabolová is the European Network for Academic Integrity (ENAI) executive manager. She is also an experienced teacher and trainer in the field of academic integrity. Her main focus is plagiarism prevention and interpretation of outputs of text-matching software. Her background is in computer science. Before starting her job with ENAI, she worked at Mendel University in Brno, Czechia, as an assistant professor, teaching computer science and academic writing. She worked there as a vice-dean for accreditation and was the Head of the disciplinary committee.