Research Integrity and Ethics Education
The RIC Department supports the University research community by providing research integrity and ethics educational resources and oversight. This includes:
- Responsible Conduct of Research education
- Workshops and Training Sessions
- Coordination of Research Ethics Week
- Upcoming Research Ethics Week 2027: March 1-5, 2027
Request a Training: If you would like to schedule a seminar or training session for your course, program, or department, please contact [email protected].
Register for Upcoming Workshops and Events now!
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Core Basic Training
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR), also known as Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research (RECR), is a foundational ethics and integrity education requirement. Anyone partaking in research, regardless of job (e.g. PI, postdoc, graduate or undergraduate student, research staff, etc.) should complete RCR training.
RCR Core training is available through CITI RCR Core Training.
Completion of this training is required for release of federal awards for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), and US Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA).
Research Security Training
The RIC Department supports the University research community by providing research security training. Research Security Training must be completed prior to submission of federal grant proposals.
For more information, visit the Research Security Training Page.
Additional Training & Education
The RCR courses do not fulfill IRB (human subjects) or IACUC (animal subjects) training requirements. Conversely, IRB or IACUC training does not replace or satisfy the RCR Core training requirement. For more information about training requirements, visit the Research Compliance Training Guide.