For more information on the availability of research operation services during the COVID-19 pandemic, please visit: Office of Vice President for Research.
The mission of the Office of Research Integrity and Compliance is to advance research integrity and compliance through developing, demonstrating, and disseminating innovative processes, tools and outreach that improve scientific outcomes, transparency and accountability through the translational research continuum.
We have a number of new services and initiatives to support the research enterprise and responsible conduct of research. Please see below.
Want to request a presentation or have a question? We want to hear from you. Please email us: researchintegrity@utah.edu
ORIC Services
Reporting Research Misconduct
Research misconduct is defined as fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, or other serious deviation from commonly accepted practices in the relevant scientific community for proposing, performing or reviewing research, or in reporting research results (i.e. publications, grant submissions, presentations).
Research Misbehaviors: Research misconduct does not just happen. It is a slippery slope of bad behaviors. Bullying, discrimination and harassment in the research context is also research misbehavior.
What are other research misbehaviors? Examples include not getting informed consent, not admitting missing data, gifting authorship, not attributing other authors, not disclosing conflict of interests, failing to conduct an adequate literature review, ignoring outliers without admitting, or not including data on side effects in clinical trials. Although these behaviors are not considered research misconduct, they can contribute. Request an ethics consult if you have questions or concerns.
Caren J. Frost, PhD, MPH
801-581-7170
caren.frost@socwk.utah.edu
researchintegrity@utah.edu
For anonymous reporting:
- Type in University of Utah
- Choose University of Utah
- Please review categories for reporting
- To make a report, click XXXX
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Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) Resources
Conflict of Interest (COI)
Supporting the University community in identifying and managing financial conflicts of interest in research and scholarly activities, procurement, and intellectual property.
Foreign Influence
Advancing research and discovery on a global level, while managing the risk of potential undue foreign influence.
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Supporting research participants and researchers with the goal of facilitating transparency, efficiency, success, and safety in research including dedicated language access services, translation and interpretation, for all languages.
Quality Compliance
Facilitating ethical, efficient and high-quality research by protecting overall data integrity.
Research Education
Offering current education and training opportunities designed to support, develop, and maintain a standardized body of knowledge and best practice methodology for research personnel at the University of Utah.
Research Participant Advocacy
Supporting researchers and research participants with the goal of facilitating transparency, efficiency, success, and safety in research by providing language services in translation and interpretation.
Resource for Genetic & Epidemiologic Research (RGE)
Overseeing the Utah Population Data Resource for the collection, storage, study, and dissemination of medical and related information for the purpose of reducing morbidity or mortality, or for the purpose of evaluating and improving the quality of hospital and medical care.