Research Compliance

• Conflict of Interest Policy
  Rice University's policy on recognizing, managing and avoiding conflict with Rice's mission of education, research and scholarship. There are also links to other Rice policies that govern or provide guidance on various issues relating to conflicts of interest.
• Office of Research Integrity (ORI)
  The ORI promotes integrity in biomedical and behavioral research supported by the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) at about 4,000 institutions worldwide. ORI monitors institutional investigations of research misconduct and facilitates the responsible conduct of research (RCR) through educational, preventive, and regulatory activities.
• Export Controls
  A PDF document provided by the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) that attempts to provide relevant information about export controls and how they affect the academic research enterprise.
• Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
  A listing of Rice's IBC meeting dates and deadlines, policies and regulations, forms, and other information provided by the Office of Sponsored Research.
• Institutional Animal Care and Use in Research (IACUC)
  A listing of Rice's IACUC meeting dates and deadlines, policies and regulations, forms, and general information provided by the Office of Sponsored Research.
• Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
  OLAW provides guidance and interpretation of the Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, supports educational programs, and monitors compliance with the Policy by Assured institutions and PHS funding components to ensure the humane care and use of animals in PHS-supported research, testing, and training, thereby contributing to the quality of PHS-supported activities.
• Use of Human Subjects in Research (IRB)
  A listing of Rice's IRB meeting dates and deadlines, policies and regulations, forms, and general information provided by the Office of Sponsored Research.
• Responsible Conduct in Research
  Web-based training programs that can be used to insure that faculty, staff and students understand several areas pertaining to responsible conduct of research. Rice will be adopting these programs.
• Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP)
  The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) protects the rights, welfare, and well-being of subjects involved in research conducted or supported by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and helps ensure that such research is carried out in accordance with the regulations described at 45 CFR part 46.