Our mission in the Research Integrity Office (RIO) is to help create a culture of integrity and compliance throughout UNCW’s research initiatives.
Are you planning an activity that involves human or animal research subjects? Are you traveling or shipping an item outside the US or collaborating with a foreign national?
Are you funded by NSF, NIH, or another PHS Agency? If you responded “Yes,” the Research Integrity team is here to help you remain in compliance with important federal regulations and university policies.
RIO staff continue to work remotely but can assist you with all research integrity programs as usual. We look forward to helping you with your research endeavors!
Our email addresses, phone numbers, and campus mailbox (#5973) remain the same.
Tell us how we're doing on this quick, 4-question survey.
Surveys, focus groups, interviews, experiments, and some observations on human subjects for the purpose of creating generalizable knowledge requires approval by the UNCW Institutional Review Board. Questions?
See the Institutional Review Board website or email IRB@uncw.edu.
UNCW has assured the US government that we will conduct research using live, vertebrate animals with the highest ethical and care standards through the UNCW Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Questions?
See the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee website or email IACUC@uncw.edu.
Federal requirements for conflict of interest reporting have increased through the years, and UNCW is committed to ensuring transparency in all of its teaching and research operations.
Annual COI disclosures are due each September. Project-specific disclosures are also now due for all funded projects. Questions? See the Conflict of Interest website or email COI@uncw.edu.
Activities that can trigger export regulations include hosting or employing foreign nationals, transmitting controlled technology to foreign nationals, visiting foreign locations, or shipping materials outside the US. Questions? See the Export Control website or email ExportControls@uncw.edu.
UNCW values and encourages collaborations of all kinds, including with non-U.S. colleagues, and recognizes how these experiences enrich research and teaching activities.
UNCW researchers should remain vigilant in reporting relationships and activities that have the potential to impact their ability to conduct research in a manner consistent with UNCW values of ethics and integrity.
Several federal agencies have raised concerns about foreign interference in U.S. research, and have indicated that failure to disclose foreign relationships and activities may jeopardize eligibility for future funding.
Find out more about what you can do to protect UNCW against foreign influence in research on RIO's new Foreign Influence webpage.
This is a required training program for investigators employed on research projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) or the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Questions? See the Responsible Conduct of Research website or email RCR@uncw.edu.
Research on personally identifiable information (PII), whether it is protected health information obtained from a covered entity or other research data that must be maintained in a secure manner, may be subject to additional privacy protections and data security plans.
UNCW has new guidance materials and compliance committees in place to evaluate these projects and review data security plans.
Questions? Please contact George Cox at 910.962.7774 or coxg@uncw.edu.