Common use of RESEARCH MISCONDUCT Clause in Contracts

RESEARCH MISCONDUCT. It is the policy of the University to require the highest ethical standards in the research of its faculty and staff; to inquire into and, if necessary, investigate and resolve promptly and fairly all instances of alleged or apparent misconduct; and, as appropriate, to comply in a timely manner with requirements for reporting cases of possible misconduct to sponsoring agencies when sponsored research funds are involved. Misconduct in research shall be considered a breach of contract between the employee and the University. This policy applies to any research activity undertaken by faculty or staff. Cases of research/academic misconduct involving students are subject to the disciplinary rules governing students, but may be reviewed, where appropriate, under this policy. In addition to the research itself, this policy applies to: (A) applications or proposals for extramural or intramural funding of research, research training or activities related to research, or training, such as the dissemination of research information; (B) plagiarism of records produced in the course of research or activities related to that research or training. This policy addresses only research misconduct as defined herein. Other misconduct such as reckless disregard for accuracy, failure to supervise, and other serious deficiencies but not within the definition of research misconduct may constitute breaches of Section 15.02, Ethical and Professional Standards and shall be addressed by the cognizant dean, Provost, or Vice President as provided in that Section. For purposes of the research misconduct provisions, the definitions found in 45 CFR Parts 50 and 93 shall apply in addition to the definitions herein. To the extent the definitions are restricted to U.S. Public Health Service [PHS] research, the University hereby adopts the definitions to apply to all research misconduct regardless of funding source. ORI, as used herein, means the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Research Integrity.