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 2026-12
    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 2026-09
    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.
  • Decision 2026-05
    The petition was filed (three months) too late and is therefore inadmissible. No exception is made for the petitioner.
  • Advisory opinion 2026-04
    Complaint regarding expert report in civil proceedings. Substantive criticism of the report belongs in civil proceedings.
  • Advisory opinion 2026-03
    Research misconduct complaint concerning an expert report in criminal proceedings. The type of criticism expressed in the complaint has no place in a procedure for establishing research misconduct. The appropriate forum to discuss the accuracy of the report is the judicial proceedings.
  • Advisory opinion 2026-02
    Research misconduct or labor dispute? Research team's IT specialist complains about research misconduct. Complaint was handled fairly and is deemed unfounded.