Research integrity, made verifiable
North Keeper lets institutions prove that identified records met defined integrity controls, recorded as verifiable evidence, with deterministic checks and a certificate anyone can verify.
Three
deterministic checks.
Every certificate rests on the same three checks. Each one either passes or it does not. There is no opinion in the result. The ethical-consent check is available first. Reproducibility and responsible spending follow as the next phases.
The same checks run for every institution, the same way, every time.
Deterministic means the inputs decide the outcome. Run the checks again and you get the same answer.
Ethical consent
Confirms that participant consent was obtained and recorded for the work being claimed.
Reproducibility
Confirms that the stated results can be reproduced from the data and methods provided.
Responsible spending
Confirms that research funds were spent within their stated purpose.
Run.Certify.Record.
The proof is a True North Certificate recorded in a verifiable registry. Anyone can check a claim for themselves.
The True North
Certificate.
When the checks pass, the institution receives a True North Certificate. It will be recorded in a public registry that anyone can check independently, without an account.
Every certificate will be listed in the open. The record is the source of truth, not a claim on a website.
Anyone can verify a claim themselves. You do not have to take the institution's word, or ours.
Universities and research institutions.
For institutions that would rather prove that identified records met defined integrity controls than ask to be trusted. The evidence stands on its own, and anyone can check it.
See the proof
for yourself.
Look up an institution in the registry and check its True North Certificate, or get in touch to verify your own research.
No account needed to check a claim.