The Association of American Universities (AAU), Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU), and COGR submitted comments to the Department of Energy (DOE)...
Conflict of Interest/Commitment
Identification, review, and management of researcher and/or institutional financial conflicts of interest (FCOIs) that have the potential to bias the design, conduct, or reporting of research and considerations surrounding researchers’ conflicts of commitments that arise when a researcher’s external activities may interfere with their ability to fulfill their primary obligations to their employing institution.
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COGR Publishes “Analyzing Personal Financial and Institutional Conflicts of Interest in Academic Research Contexts”
COGR has published a new report on Analyzing Personal Financial and Institutional Conflicts of Interest in Academic Research Contexts.
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NIH’s Guide Notice NOT-OD-21-073: Institutional Perspective: June 2021 Meeting
The document provides an in-depth overview of the institutional considerations and practical approaches to implementing the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Guide Notice NOT-OD-21-073, which outlines NIH policies related to reporting of Other Support, financial conflicts of interest, and foreign components in research. Moderated by Kristin West, with panelists from Columbia University, Yale Uni
COI Part 2 Case Studies: June 2020 Meeting
This document presents a case study involving a major public university that faced scrutiny after receiving letters from the NIH regarding undisclosed foreign funding and faculty commitments. The case centers on a professor with significant NIH and NSF funding who engaged in a longstanding, unpaid research collaboration with a foreign institution (UU) and subsequently received an unsolicited honor
Conflict of commitment panel: November 2019 Meeting
The document summarizes discussions from the October 24, 2019, COGR (Council on Governmental Relations) panel on Conflict of Commitment (COC), focusing on evolving federal requirements and institutional responses. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation (NSF) have both recently expanded disclosure requirements for researchers, mandating comprehensive reporting of al
FDP Subaward Language - Compliance Policies
The document outlines the core compliance requirements and administrative expectations for FDP (Federal Demonstration Partnership) subawards involving both domestic and foreign subrecipients. It addresses several key areas relevant to federally funded research collaborations. Regarding conflict of interest (COI), subrecipients must specify whether the prime or their own COI policy applies, confirm
HHS and NIH Research Regulatory Reform
The document, produced by the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), provides a comprehensive critique of the current landscape of federal research regulations, with particular attention to the policies promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It draws attention to the growing administrative and financial burden placed on rese
