Training & Resources
Conflict of Interest and Commitment training must be completed by all UNM faculty, staff and students conducting research at time of hire (or for students, when added to the project) and then every four years and can be completed on Learning Central - Understanding Conflict of Interest and Commitment in Research. This training fulfills the requirements of Public Health Service FCOI training required by NIH, CDC, USDA, etc. If you wish for additional training on PHS requirements, it can also be taken at NIH FCOI Training.
The UNM Office of the Vice President for Research seeks to ensure researchers are aware of the new federal research security requirements in relation to the National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 (NSPM-33) and the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS Act). The primary objective of NSPM-33 and the CHIPS Act is to enhance research security and combat undue foreign influence in federally funded scientific research. These initiatives encompass training programs designed for recipients of federal research funding, with a focus on educating researchers about existing and emerging threats to the global research ecosystem. The federal funding agencies also aim to strengthen disclosure requirements and associated processes. The Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have already implemented research security training requirements. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has now issued a similar research security training requirement, as has the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The UNM Office of Research Integrity & Compliance and Industrial Security Office have created a one-hour UNM-focused research security training that meets all federal agency requirements. This training is hosted in Learning Central and titled “UNM Research Security Training”. Non-UNM affiliated researchers can complete the publicly available training at: Training | SECURE Center
Effective 10/10/2025, investigators, co-investigators and key personnel submitting to NSF, DOE and USDA must provide certificates of completion for research security training at the time of Proposal Review appointment. UNM’s Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) must electronically certify compliance at the time of proposal submission. If certificates of completion for all listed individuals are not provided, it will delay submission of the proposal until training is completed. Projects that contain outgoing subawards must have an AOR at the subrecipient’s institution certify that all senior/key personnel are in compliance with the agency’s Research Security Training policy. If this certification is not provided, it will delay submission of the proposal until received. The NIH requirements are slated to go into effect in early 2026.
Human Research/IRB(Institutional Review Board)
Good Clinical Practice for Social, Behavioral, and Educational Research
NIH requires good clinical practice (GCP) training for any NIH funded researcher conducting a clinical trial. GCP is an international standard for ethical and scientific design and conduct of clinical trials that serves to protect the rights and welfare of trial participants. NIH has developed a SBR GCP training and it is available through Learning Central with course title "NIH GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE FOR SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH – ELEARNING COURSE." You may also attend comprehensive, in-person GCP training offered by the UNM Health Sciences Center by contacting Regis Lacher at rlacher@salud.unm.edu.
Industrial Security Department and Export Control
The Industrial Security Department is responsible for helping faculty and staff with the security measures necessary to safeguard classified, sensitive, and export-controlled information. Export control laws are federal regulations that govern how certain information, technologies, and commodities can be transmitted overseas to anyone — including U.S. citizens — or to foreign nationals on U.S. soil.
BioHazard Compliance for Research
Biohazard Compliance for Research protects non-vertebrate animals, oversees research involving recombinant DNA, biohazards, and selective agents, and helps secure the requisite licenses.
Radiation Safety Office
Radiation & Laser Safety oversees use of radioactive materials and lasers in research, provides necessary training, and helps procure requisite licenses.
Office of Animal Care Compliance
Animal Care & Compliance, accredited by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care, oversees research with animals and animal facilities.
Environmental Health & Safety
The Department of Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) manages the unique risks of each department at UNM. Risks run the gamut from the meticulous management of thousands of hazardous materials and chemicals in research laboratories, to insuring against lightning strike damages at UNM golf courses
Minors on Campus-General Information
(enforced by Biohazard Compliance Office and Risk Services)
