Research Compliance

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One mission of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research at CUNY is to ensure University compliance with federal, state and local regulations with regard to all aspects pertaining to the responsible conduct of research.

Key to our mission of promoting research excellence is the creation and implementation of key University policies. These policies address a wide variety of research issues and regulatory requirements, spanning all areas of research at CUNY.

This website contains valuable information, resources and educational opportunities for conducting research within the CUNY community. Please visit this site regularly and/or contact your college representative to learn about research compliance activities and education programming.

More information regarding the federal guidelines for responsible conduct of research can be found on the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Research Integrity (ORI) website.

An Introduction to RCR from ORI can be downloaded  HERE <pdf>

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RESEARCH MISCONDUCT POLICY

The official CUNY Policy regarding the disposition of allegations of misconduct in research and similar educational activities (approved June 2007) can be downloaded  HERE <pdf>

RCR Training

As stated in the Federal Register (Vol. 76 No. 160), a new RCR training requirement became effective as a result of NSF's implementation of Section 7009 of the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science.  This section of the Act requires that "each institution that applies for financial assistance from the Foundation for science and engineering research or education describe in its grant proposal a plan to provide appropriate training and oversight in the responsible and ethical conduct of research to undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers participating in the proposed research project".

CUNY'S plan to meet NSF's educational requirement for RCR can be downloaded (HERE) <pdf>

CITI RCR Training

The RCR modules from CITI are included in the CUNY subscription, please do not enter the site though public access.  Enter the CITI site HERE  

Please see our  RCR Frequently Asked Questions 

 

Postdoc RCR Training Workshop

Information on RCR Training Workshops for Postdoctoral researchers is available on our Postdoctoral Development Program page.

 

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RESEARCH INTEGRITY OFFICERS

As outlined in the official CUNY Policy on Research Misconduct, the President of each College within the University has designated a Research Integrity Officer to receive allegations of Research Misconduct involving faculty, staff, and/or post-doctoral associates at the College.

The Research Integrity Officer (RIO) may be an administrator or tenured faculty member at the College with experience in research and has received appropriate training from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research to carry out his/her responsibilities under this Policy.   Each RIO is in charge of providing training to faculty, staff, and/or post-doctoral associates at the College.   Contact information of the current Research Integrity Officer for each College is available.

" The Role of the RIO " - a video from the Office of Research Integrity, DHHS. In the video, four experienced RIOs, and three former and current members of ORI provide a broad overview of the knowledge and skills to meet the challenges of a RIO.

The next training session for University RIO's is scheduled for:

January 15, 2010 

The Graduate School and University Center

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Rooms C201-202

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HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH

The Office of Research Conduct has oversight responsibility for the protection of the rights and welfare of all human subjects in research projects conducted at CUNY, or by CUNY faculty, staff, students, and RFCUNY staff, and for the 21 Institutional Review Boards.

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CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY

The official CUNY Policy on Conflict of Interest (approved June 2008, effective July 2008) can be viewed  HERE or downloaded as a Word document  HERE <doc>

Conflict of Interest Officers

The Conflict of Interest Officer (CIO) may be an administrator or tenured faculty member at the College that has received appropriate training from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research to carry out his/her responsibilities under this Policy.

Each CIO is in charge of promoting this policy and the need to disclose significant financial interests to faculty and staff at their College, and reviewing all disclosures in accordance this policy.

Contact information of the current Conflict of Interest Officer for each College is available.