Related Offices & Policies

A number of offices and functions across campus play a role in supporting the research endeavor, overseeing and assisting with compliance issues, and in turn making a culture of research integrity possible. Most of those functions reside within the Division of Research's Research Compliance Office (RCO).

The following list presents those offices and functions, as well as applicable institutional policies or guidance, by subject matter area. Please be sure to contact the responsible office with any questions about the expectations, requirements, or processes and procedures relevant to these areas.

Animal Research

• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
  • Relevant policies, guidelines, and regulations
• Department of Laboratory Animal Resources (DLAR)

Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Commitment

• Research Compliance Office Conflict of Interest (COI) / Conflict of Commitment (COC) information
  • Relevant policies and procedures
• Research Compliance Office Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) information
  • Relevant policy

Export Compliance

• Export Compliance Office (ECO)

Human Subjects Research

• Institutional Review Board (IRB)
  • Relevant policy

Intellectual Property

• UM Ventures
  • Relevant policy

Laboratory, Biological, Environmental, Radiation, and Field Research Safety

• Department of Environmental Safety, Sustainability & Risk (ESSR) Office of Research Safety (ORS)

Mentor/Mentee Issues

• Conflict Resolvers Network
  • University Ombuds Services
  • Graduate School Ombuds Office
  • Staff Ombuds Office
  • Undergraduate Students Ombuds Office
• Office of Faculty Affairs (OFA) information
• Graduate School information

Research Misconduct Allegations

• Office of Faculty Affairs (OFA)
  • Relevant policy