Major research funding agencies, including the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, have redoubled efforts to safeguard the nature’s research enterprise and reduce risk from cyber-attack and foreign influence.  

To enhance research security, funding agencies have established new training requirements for university faculty, staff, and students engaged in sponsored research (e.g., NOT-OD-25-154). In response to this and other training needs, the University of Utah’s Office of Research Education (REd) offers timely content on research security and responsible research through self-paced learning, such as RED 367 (Research Security), and face-to-face classes, including the Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research (RECR) certificate series.  

For graduate students, REd offers a 1-hour, for-credit class (MBIOL 7570) as a block course two times each semester. Facutly, staff, and students participating in federally sponsored research should plan to complete one of these trainings in alignment with the new requirements. 

Have questions or need guidance? Email us at researcheducation@utah.edu, we’re here to help!