The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has instituted a new training requirement effective for awards subject to the February 2013 Research Terms and Conditions. 

The UNH Responsible Conduct of Research and Scholarly Activity (RCR) Committee announces the availability of training in the ethical and responsible conduct of research.   

This training opportunity involves two components:

The UNH Institutional Review Board (IRB) for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research recently updated its guidance concerning when IRB approval is needed for studies that involve the use of existing/secondary data derived from human subjects.

If you conduct externally sponsored research and you, your spouse/domestic partner or dependent children have a significant financial interest that could impact, or be impacted by, your research, then you must comply with UNH’s policies on financial conflict of interest in research (FCOIR).  For example, if you have an ownership stake in a company and your externally-funded research could benefit the company, this is a financial conflict of interest in research.

On Thursday, February 14, 2013 AAAS will convene a one-day workshop on Responsible Professional Practices in a Changing Research Environment as part of the AAAS Annual Meeting. The 2013 AAAS Annual Meeting Workshop has as its theme, Professional Development and Responsible Science.

The workshop will take place from 8:30 am - 5:30 pm in the Hynes Convention Center, Room 207, Boston, MA. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.  The meeting is open to all for a $25 fee.

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The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) has set its meeting schedule for the Spring 2013 semester, available at http://unh.edu/research/iacuc-meeting-schedule. Please contact Julie Simpson (603/862-2003) in Research Integrity Services with any questions.