What is Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)?

The Office of Research and Innovation (ORI) provides educational resources and training programs to further support our commitment to research excellence and compliance. These resources and programs are designed to ensure that all researchers, staff, and students have access to the most current information and best practices in research compliance and ethics. 

Visit the Office of Research and Innovation (ORI) website for more information about Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) and the RCR Toolkit.

Fall 2025

Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Face-to-Face Training Day

Face-to-Face Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training, as required by NIH, was previously provided as Course RCRG 600, as assigned by Graduate Academic Advisors. Based on feedback from Faculty and Students and understanding the other commitments our students have during the year, in 2024, this was moved to a single-day face-to-face course offered as part of Welcome Week. This course is being offered instead of the Winter RCR 600 course provided by the Office of Graduate Studies, formerly the Graduate College. It is required for all individuals as assigned by their school, college or program, as well as all trainees, fellows, participants, and scholars receiving support through any NIH training, career development award (individual or institutional), research education grant, and dissertation research grant. Face-to-face RCR training is also strongly recommended for undergraduate and graduate level students, as well as faculty who plan to conduct research, regardless of the funder, for individuals who have not otherwise completed live RCR training.

Training will be held on Thursday, September 18, 2025 from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm. Individuals can register for RCR at the link below. As physical space is limited, depending upon registration, we may ask individuals to switch to remote attendance, if they are not a required in-person attendee.

Register

This course does not affect the Drexel University College of Medicine's RCR Course, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems RCR Course, or the RCR-CITI Training Requirements.

Questions? Please email Carissa Miller, Compliance Coordinator, at carissa.miller@drexel.edu or Cassandra Myers, Associate Vice Provost, Research Compliance & Regulatory Affairs, at cassandra.j.myers@drexel.edu.

The source of the above and more information can be found on the Office of Research and Innovation website in their Spring 2025 Newsletter.