Training & Resources
The UNM Understanding 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 - ORIC_COI_0001. 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 be taken at NIH FCOI Training.
Effective August 1, 2026, all Principal Investigators, Co-Investigators and Key Personnel listed on proposals to all federal agencies must have completed Research Security training within the previous 12 months of the proposal submission. This will be verified by OSP staff upon proposal review. Research Security Training must be taken annually for as long as you receive federal funding. UNM’s Research Security Training can be accessed in Learning Central: https://learningcentral.unm.edu/.
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." There is also a comprehensive, in-person GCP training offered by the UNM Health Sciences Center (contact Regis Lacher at rlacher@salud.unm.edu).
The Office of Research Integrity and Compliance (ORIC) administers the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Certification Program at UNM. This program fully satisfies the requirements set forth by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
For more information visit: https://researchcompliance.unm.edu/rcr-certification/responsible-conduct-of-research-certification.html.
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)
