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
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
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
HERE
"
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.
CITI is the recommended RCR program to be taken by all CUNY researchers and
key personnel involved in research, regardless of
whether the research is funded or non-funded. Postdocs performing research at CUNY are
required
to take the appropriate RCR modules.
IMPORTANT
You MUST Register as a New (Separate) User
(even if you are already registered for Human Subjects modules) to access the Public Access CITI
Course in RCR (direct link above). Once registered, you may return to the RCR modules through the link to the CITI Program Home Page.
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.
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
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
HERE
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