Essex Centre for the Study of Integrity
About
the centre
Why are some people and organisations honest and others are not?
This is what the Essex Centre for the Study of Integrity (ECSI) aims to
understand, by taking advantage of the in-depth expertise available at the
University of Essex for social science research alongside colleagues in
different disciplines.
Are Britons becoming more dishonest?
Britons are less honest than they were a decade ago, according to
new research
(PDF, 640Kb) from the Essex Centre for the Study of Integrity.
Read the full story online.
How honest are you?
Take the integrity test (PDF,
34Kb) now to see how you rate in integrity compared with Britons in general.
How did you do? Send your score and any comments to
ecsi@essex.ac.uk or join the conversation
on
Facebook.
News and events
The official launch of the ECSI took place on Wednesday 25 January 2012 at
the House of Lords in London. The event was well attended and some
photos of the event have been posted onto our Facebook page.
Media coverage of the launch of the centre and Professor Paul Whiteley's
latest research findings about honesty in Briton has been widespread. In
addition to many radio broadcasts and articles in newspapers, the research is
featured on BBC Radio 4's Best of Today
podcast series (MP3, 2Mb).
Contact us
If you would like to join us and contribute to the work of the Centre, or
would like more information about our work please get in touch.
Professor Paul Whiteley
Essex Centre for the Study of Integrity
University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester
Essex
CO4 3SQ
United Kingdom
T +44 (0)1206 872641
E
ecsi@essex.ac.uk
Last modified on 23 April 2012