Advisory opinions

This is a list of short summaries of advisory opinions. The list also includes decisions. In these cases, LOWI has declared the petition inadmissible. It has therefore not examined the substance of the petition and has not issued an advisory opinion.
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  • Advisory opinion 2026-15
    See case 2026-13
  • Advisory opinion 2026-14
    See case 2026-14
  • Advisory opinion 2026-13
    It has not been sufficiently substantiated that municipal officials influenced the investigation. Furthermore, the complaint is largely inadmissible due to the long period (10 years) that elapsed between the publication of the investigation and the filing of the complaint.
  • Advisory opinion 2026-12
    Two minor shortcomings in RIVM factsheet. LOWI endorses RIC's advisory opinion.
  • Advisory opinion 2026-11
    Complaint regarding a working paper. No plagiarism, but standards 34 and 40 of the NGWI 2018 were insufficiently complied with. The LOWI classifies this as a minor shortcoming.
  • Advisory opinion 2026-10
    Forwarding emails does not fall within the scope of the code of conduct. It is sufficiently clear that the interested party acted as a private individual rather than as a scientist.
  • Advisory opinion 2026-09
    Research misconduct due to falsification in doctoral thesis.
  • Decision 2026-08
    The petition was filed (one month) too late and is therefore inadmissible. No exception is made for the petitioner.
  • Advisory opinion 2026-7
    Complaint regarding a doctoral thesis that listed an incorrect academic degree and title for a member of the assessment committee on one of the opening pages. This was an administrative oversight that was immediately rectified and is not serious enough to warrant initiating the LOWI procedure.
  • Advisory opinion 2026-06
    The complaint has still not been processed after more than two years and has therefore not been handled with due care.