1) Students
Someone studying in school who conducts research is fully responsible for proposing the work, its observations and experiments, developing new equipment and technologies, analyzing the data, and publishing the study results. Therefore, it is necessary to fully understand the work and to learn the rules. In particular, fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism, defined as “specific research misconduct,” are not permitted under any circumstance. In addition, receiving proper instruction from study leaders and experts knowledgeable in the field is essential for conducting research safely.
2) Research leader
A research leader is a person who conducts research activities as their own business or student’s supervisor/teacher. He or she is responsible for ensuring the health and safety of the students conducting the study and for directing and supervising the appropriate handling of the human and animal subjects being studied. In particular, students who start new scientific or technical research are required to receive appropriate instruction on the necessary lab equipment and study subjects. If conducting work that may involve risks, one should be familiar with these risks. If you do not have sufficient knowledge of the issues, obtain the cooperation of an expert familiar with the research field, then you can proceed. In providing instruction on research, we aim to educate students not to engage in “specific research misconduct” and to check the results of their work.
3) Expert
An expert familiar with the research field is someone who has sufficient experience in the work and is familiar with the possible risks that a student may encounter in that work. This person will advise you to conduct the research as carefully as needed. In some cases, he or she is also referred to as a “leader of research.”