Research Training Guide

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All researchers must complete an Attestation and Disclosure Form (ADF) to fulfill the Conflict of Interest requirement. This form must be completed once annually. 

To complete the Attestation and Disclosure Form, you will need to log in to iRIS, then fill out and successfully submit the form. Do not use Safari when completing any form in iRIS.

Please ensure you select “Involved in research” under your role(s) to complete the entire COI requirement for research. If you have any questions related to this requirement, please contact the COI Program. Additional information is available on the COI site.

Download step-by-step ADF guidance

Training Guide by Career Stage

Every Undergraduate Student participating in research at UofL needs to complete the RCR training once per career stage. The RCR Training Requirement is dependent on your funding source.

If you are funded by the NIH:

  • Undergraduate students and professional students will complete the ‘RCRS Basic Course for Undergraduate/Professional Students’ consisting of at least the following modules:
    • Introduction to RCRS
    • Research Misconduct
    • Authorship
    • Plagiarism
    • Mentorship and Healthy Research Environments
  • Contact the Research Integrity Office for options to fulfill the in person component of this requirement.

Other activities may count toward completion of some of these NIH-required contact hours. These activities include but are not limited to:

  • Attendance of seminars/conferences directly related to the responsible conduct of research
  • Teaching or giving a seminar directly related to the responsible conduct of research
  • Poster presentations that you give directly related to the responsible conduct of research

If you feel like you have completed or attended something like the aforementioned, please contact our office and let us know so that we can determine eligibility as fulfillment of part of the 8 contact hour requirement.

If you are funded by the NSF:

Complete the online Responsible Conduct of Research module at the CITI site.

  • Undergraduate students and professional students will complete the ‘RCRS Basic Course for Undergraduate/Professional Students’ consisting of at least the following modules:
    • Introduction to RCRS
    • Research Misconduct
    • Authorship
    • Plagiarism
    • Mentorship and Healthy Research Environments

Other activities may count toward completion of NSF-required training. These activities include but are not limited to:

  • Attendance of seminars/conferences directly related to the responsible conduct of research
  • Teaching or giving a seminar directly related to the responsible conduct of research
  • Poster presentations that you give directly related to the responsible conduct of research

If you feel like you have completed or attended something like the aforementioned, please contact our office and let us know so that we can determine eligibility as fulfillment of part of the training requirement.

If you are internally funded, or externally funded by an entity other than the NSF or NIH, completion of RCR training is voluntary at this time.

Every Graduate Student participating in research at UofL needs to complete RCR training once per career stage. The RCR Training Requirement is dependent on your funding source.

If you are funded by the NIH:

  1. All graduate students and postdoctoral trainees will complete the ‘RCRS Basic Course for Faculty, Trainees, Graduate Students, and Staff’ consisting of at least the following modules:
    1. Collaborative Research
    2. Mentorship and Healthy Research Environments
    3. Data Management
    4. Reproducibility of Research Results
    5. Plagiarism
    6. Authorship
    7. Peer Review
    8. Research Misconduct
  2. For the in person component, options include:
    1. Complete BIOC630 - This course is offered during spring semester. Upon successful completion 15 contact hours are granted.
  3. With any NIH application (F Series fellowships, T Series, Career awards, etc.) it is imperative that the following be addressed:
    • Format – in class training required (face to face, interactive)
    • Faculty participation – addressing both mentors and other faculty involved in the project
    • Subject matter – RCR encompasses Conflicts of Interest, Human Subjects, Animal Use, Biosafety, Peer Review, Mentor/Mentee relationships, Collaboration, Authorship and Publications, Research Misconduct and Social Responsibility in Science and Research.
    • Duration – especially for F Series, Career Awards and T Series awards, a minimum of 8 hours, face to face, interactive instruction is required.
    • Frequency – must be completed at every career stage, no less than every for years while still on the NIH funding.

Students in the iPiBS program are currently required to take this course as part of their curriculum.

Other activities may count toward completion of some of these NIH-required contact hours. These activities include but are not limited to:

  • Attendance of seminars/conferences directly related to the responsible conduct of research
  • Teaching or giving a seminar directly related to the responsible conduct of research
  • Poster presentations that you give directly related to the responsible conduct of research

If you feel like you have completed or attended something like the aforementioned, please contact our office and let us know so that we can determine eligibility as fulfillment of part of the 8 contact hour requirement.

If you are funded by the NSF:

Complete the online Responsible Conduct of Research module at the CITI site.

  • All graduate students and postdoctoral trainees will complete the ‘RCRS Basic Course for Faculty, Trainees, Graduate Students, and Staff’ consisting of at least the following modules:
    • Collaborative Research
    • Mentorship and Healthy Research Environments
    • Data Management
    • Reproducibility of Research Results
    • Plagiarism
    • Authorship
    • Peer Review
    • Research Misconduct

Other activities may count toward completion of NSF-required training. These activities include but are not limited to:

  • Attendance of seminars/conferences directly related to the responsible conduct of research
  • Teaching or giving a seminar directly related to the responsible conduct of research
  • Poster presentations that you give directly related to the responsible conduct of research

If you feel like you have completed or attended something like the aforementioned, please contact our office and let us know so that we can determine eligibility as fulfillment of part of the training requirement.

If you are internally funded, or externally funded by an entity other than the NSF or NIH, completion of RCR training is voluntary at this time.

Every Postdoctoral Scholar participating in research at UofL needs to complete RCR training once per career stage. The RCR Training Requirement is dependent on your funding source.

If you are funded by the NIH:

  1. All graduate students and postdoctoral trainees will complete the ‘RCRS Basic Course for Faculty, Trainees, Graduate Students, and Staff’ consisting of at least the following modules:
    1. Collaborative Research
    2. Mentorship and Healthy Research Environments
    3. Data Management
    4. Reproducibility of Research Results
    5. Plagiarism
    6. Authorship
    7. Peer Review
    8. Research Misconduct
  2. Audit BIOC630 - This course is offered during spring semester. Upon successful completion 15 contact hours are granted.

 

With any NIH application (F Series fellowships, T Series, Career awards, etc.) it is imperative that the following be addressed:

  • Format – in class training required (face to face, interactive)
  • Faculty participation – addressing both mentors and other faculty involved in the project
  • Subject matter – RCR encompasses Conflicts of Interest, Human Subjects, Animal Use, Biosafety, Peer Review, Mentor/Mentee relationships, Collaboration, Authorship and Publications, Research Misconduct and Social Responsibility in Science and Research.
  • Duration – especially for F Series, Career Awards and T Series awards, a minimum of 8 hours, face to face, interactive instruction is required.
  • Frequency – must be completed at every career stage, no less than every for years while still on the NIH funding.

Students in the iPiBS program are currently required to take this course as part of their curriculum.

Other activities may count toward completion of some of these NIH-required contact hours. These activities include but are not limited to:

  • Attendance of seminars/conferences directly related to the responsible conduct of research
  • Teaching or giving a seminar directly related to the responsible conduct of research
  • Poster presentations that you give directly related to the responsible conduct of research

If you feel like you have completed or attended something like the aforementioned, please contact our office and let us know so that we can determine eligibility as fulfillment of part of the 8 contact hour requirement.

If you are funded by the NSF:

Complete the online Responsible Conduct of Research module at the CITI site.

  • All graduate students and postdoctoral trainees will complete the ‘RCRS Basic Course for Faculty, Trainees, Graduate Students, and Staff’ consisting of at least the following modules:
    • Collaborative Research
    • Mentorship and Healthy Research Environments
    • Data Management
    • Reproducibility of Research Results
    • Plagiarism
    • Authorship
    • Peer Review
    • Research Misconduct

Other activities may count toward completion of NSF-required training. These activities include but are not limited to:

  • Attendance of seminars/conferences directly related to the responsible conduct of research
  • Teaching or giving a seminar directly related to the responsible conduct of research
  • Poster presentations that you give directly related to the responsible conduct of research

If you feel like you have completed or attended something like the aforementioned, please contact our office and let us know so that we can determine eligibility as fulfillment of part of the training requirement.

If you are internally funded, or externally funded by an entity other than the NSF or NIH, completion of RCR training is voluntary at this time.

For Senior/Key Personnel on federal awards with RCR training requirements use the CITI site to complete the ‘RCRS Federal Course’ consisting of at least the following modules:

  • Collaborative Research
  • Mentorship and Healthy Research Environments
  • Data Management
  • Reproducibility of Research Results
  • Plagiarism
  • Authorship
  • Peer Review
  • Research Misconduct
  • Research Security

For Senior/Key Personnel on federal awards with RCR training requirements, use the CITI site to complete the ‘RCRS Federal Course’ consisting of at least the following modules:

  • Collaborative Research
  • Mentorship and Healthy Research Environments
  • Data Management
  • Reproducibility of Research Results
  • Plagiarism
  • Authorship
  • Peer Review
  • Research Misconduct
  • Research Security

All other requirements for researchers participating in research at UofL are determined by the nature of your research.

For help determining the exact nature of your research, please ask your P.I. or Mentor which of the following it may involve.

Are you using animals in your research?

Review animal protection requirements from the University Committee for Animal Welfare (UCAW) for more information on using animals in research.

Do you work directly with patients or their protected data?

Explore the Human Subjects Protection Program guidelines.

Does your research involve any of the following?

  • Bloodborne Pathogens
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Basic Biosafety issues
  • Radiation - use or proximity
  • Formaldehyde
  • Recombinant DNA
  • Lasers
  • Respiratory Irritants
  • Select Agents

Learn more about the environmental health and safety training requirements and radiation safety guidelines.