{"id":1084,"date":"2016-02-25T12:29:05","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T17:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/?page_id=1084"},"modified":"2026-04-16T15:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:57:07","slug":"responsible-conduct-of-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/responsible-conduct-of-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-dark-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Links<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>RECR Training <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/02\/RECR-Plan_rev-12.1.25.pdf\">Plan<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>RECR Training <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/03\/Bates-RECR-Training-Checklist_rev-3.19.26.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/03\/Bates-RECR-Training-Checklist_rev-3.19.26.pdf\">Checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Principal Investigators are encouraged to review the College&#8217;s institutional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/02\/RECR-Plan_rev-12.1.25.pdf\">training plan<\/a> for Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research (pdf). Participation is <em><strong>mandatory<\/strong><\/em> for all PIs and senior personnel, students, and postdoctoral research associates on projects funded by the National Science Foundation<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and for all personnel supported by funding from the National Institutes of Health awards for which RECR training is required (including training awards and others as specified by the solicitation)<\/span>.&nbsp; PIs on such projects are encouraged to use the resources detailed in this plan to devise their own project-specific plans. PIs on projects with other sources of external support are also encouraged to avail themselves of these resources in training students and others under their supervision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Training is provided via two mechanisms:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The College maintains a subscription to online training offered by CITI (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citiprogram.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.citiprogram.org\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).&nbsp; The CITI program directs Bates researchers to RECR, Research Security, IACUC, IRB, and IBC training modules as needed based on the specific needs of the individual\u2019s career stage and project(s).&nbsp; See instructions for accessing CITI training below.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faculty frequently provide information and mentorship to students working in their labs on topics relating to RECR. Faculty are encouraged to make note, in laboratory records or other well-maintained files, of occasions on which they have instructed individual students or laboratory groups in topics relating to the Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faculty members conducting research are responsible for tailoring RECR training plans to the specific requirements of their research projects and ensuring that students and key personnel meet all applicable requirements.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faculty are responsible for providing documentation of RECR training for each student and others they supervise to SPaRC.&nbsp; Please download and complete the Bates RECR Training <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/03\/Bates-RECR-Training-Checklist_rev-3.19.26.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/03\/Bates-RECR-Training-Checklist_rev-3.19.26.pdf\">Checklist<\/a><\/span> for each trainee, then email the completed and signed checklist to sparc@bates.edu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CITI RECR Training Access Instructions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citiprogram.org\/login\">https:\/\/www.citiprogram.org\/login<\/a>, then click on the REGISTER tab if you do not have an account already established. Follow the registration prompts to complete the account setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Once logged in, click on the &#8220;Courses&#8221; page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Click on one of the &#8220;View Courses&#8221; links for the course listing of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Click on &#8220;Add a Course&#8221; which takes you to the course enrollment questions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. In response to the question &#8220;Which of the following training would you like to complete?&#8221; select the following courses, then click &#8220;Next&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>US Export Control Regulations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research Security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/03\/image-4.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"414\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/03\/image-4.webp\" alt=\"Screenshot from CITI website showing required modules selected\" class=\"wp-image-3360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/03\/image-4.webp 414w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/03\/image-4-341x300.webp 341w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>6. Select the appropriate category (Faculty or Student) and \u201cSafe Research Environments\u201d then click Next<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/03\/image-5.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"463\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/03\/image-5.webp\" alt=\"Screenshot from CITI showing correct answers selected\" class=\"wp-image-3361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/03\/image-5.webp 463w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/03\/image-5-400x254.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>7. If you selected \u201cFaculty\u201d on the previous page, you will then be prompted to select your discipline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. On the next page, in response to the Research Security prompt, select the first option \u201cResearch Security Training (Combined Course) A Condensed and combined single-module course based on the NSF\u2019s Research Security Training.&nbsp; Then click \u201cNext\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/03\/image-6.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"481\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/03\/image-6.webp\" alt=\"Screenshot from CITI showing correct Research Security course selected\" class=\"wp-image-3362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/03\/image-6.webp 481w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/files\/2026\/03\/image-6-400x255.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>9. You should now be enrolled in all of the required modules.&nbsp; Click &#8220;Start Now&#8221; button on the courses to begin your training.&nbsp; Please address any questions to the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (<a href=\"mailto:sparc@bates.edu\">orsp@bates.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Links Overview Principal Investigators are encouraged to review the College&#8217;s institutional&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"class_list":["post-1084","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","with-sidebar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1084"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3521,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1084\/revisions\/3521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/grants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}