Responsible Conduct of Research training is required by NSF, NIH and NIFA. Spring 2022 RCR Training will be hosted throughout the month of February and will be presented live via WebEx. Each attendee will need to attend at least 8 hours of unique presentation material.  All sessions are 1 hour long including both presentation and discussion if attendees have any questions about the presentations.  Presenters will be presenting at various different times throughout the month to accommodate class schedules (i.e., unique presentations will not both be on a Tuesday at 10 a.m. to minimize conflict with classes). At least 8 hours of RCR training must be completed to meet the requirements and will eliminate the need to complete the online CITI RCR modules.

If you plan on taking RCR training, please sign up for 8 unique sessions (i.e., do not register for same "session name" twice).  When using the sign-up link, please use the Register link on the associated page.  You should receive an "Approval" email after signing up.  If you have any questions or concerns regarding sign-up for the presentations, please contact nicholas.lacafta@uconn.edu.

Presentation Dates and Times:

Please note: Sessions start promptly. Latecomers risk not receiving credit.

Some departments may require that all of their students take an RCR course, regardless of involvement in federally sponsored research. Department-sponsored RCR courses must be approved by the Office of the Vice President for Research. In addition, GRAD 5910: Responsible Conduct in Research, is a 1-credit graduate course offered every semester which satisfies the RCR requirement.

Fall semester:

Spring semester:

The following course is also available to be taken through UConn Health:

The RCR curriculum includes the following topics:

• Authorship and plagiarism [NIFA requirement]
• Data and research integration (acquisition and management) [NIFA requirement]
• Research Misconduct / Reporting misconduct [NIFA requirement]
• Mentor/trainee responsibilities and relationships
• Collaborative research and industry relationships
• Conflict of Interest in Research
• Use of Human Subjects in Research
• Collaborative Research and Industry Relationships
• Export Controls Compliance
• Biosafety Regulatory Compliance
• Peer Review

Here is a list of frequently asked questions about the Responsible Conduct of Research training workshops and requirements. Click on each question to expand and reveal the answer.

No, the RCR training workshops are only offered in January, prior to the start of the Spring Semester.

Yes. The requirement for RCR training is 8 hours of in-person training, and you must participate in the full program in order to satisfy the requirement.

In order to satisfy the RCR requirement, you must participate in the 8 hours of in-person training.

The Office of the Vice President for Research will review written requests for credit for prior RCR training with appropriate supporting documentation.

A course can only satisfy the RCR requirement if it is pre-approved by the Office of the Vice President for Research.

Your student transcript will indicate satisfactory completion for credit-bearing RCR courses. The Office of the Vice President for Research can verify full participation in the two-part training workshops.

No. If you are being paid on a Federal grant with an RCR training requirement, the Principal Investigator (PI) will inform you that you must satisfy the RCR requirement.

If you do not fulfill the RCR requirement, you cannot be paid with federal funds to work on the federally funded grant.

Individuals who are being paid to work on federally funded grants have priority for registering. Individuals who plan to work on federally funded grants should consider registering for RCR training.

For general information pertaining to this requirement: