Research Integrity Training

• America COMPETES Act
• National Institute of Health (NIH)
• National Science Foundation (NSF)
• U.S. Department of Agriculture
• National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA/NIFA)
• UWS8

UWM strives to foster the highest scholarly and ethical standards among its students, faculty, and staff. UWM personnel involved in research are expected to practice research integrity, abiding by established state and federal laws, professional norms, and ethical principles in the performance of their scholarly activities. 

UWM requires all faculty, and those academic staff who have been approved to serve as Principal Investigators, to complete relevant institutionally required research integrity training. Required training modules are determined by the Provost or their designee (Attachment A). 

In addition, UWM requires faculty, staff, and students subject to federal training requirements to complete the relevant necessary trainings (Attachment B). 

This policy sets minimum research integrity training requirements. Additional requirements may be imposed by the relevant grant agency, unit, or other interested party. 

Principal Investigators who do not fulfill their institutional or federal training requirements may be subject to administrative consequences, in addition to potential disciplinary action. 

Administrative consequences for noncompliance may include, but are not limited to, a hold placed on services associated with proposal submission or the set-up of project accounts for spending funds for new or continuing projects. 

Guidance for institutional research integrity training and federal Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training can be found on the Research Integrity page of the Office of Research website. 

• Attachment A - Institutionally-Required Research Training Modules
• Attachment B - Externally-Required Research Training Modules