Annual Report and Disclosure of Non-University Activities

External activities that enhance academic staff members’ professional skills or constitute public service can benefit the University as well as the individual. However, because such activities can lead to conflicts of commitment or interest, they must be measured and monitored. The reporting of non-university activities (RNUA) process provides a mechanism for the academic staff to annual disclose these external activities.

Subcontractors and PHS Sponsored Research Responsibilities

Effective August 24, 2012, the Public Health Service (PHS) including the National Institute of Health (NIH) and other funding organizations that have adopted the PHS policy and regulations, changed its policies regarding financial conflict of interest (FCOI).  The University is now required to obtain information related to proposed and current PHS-sponsored research subrecipients, which includes subcontractors and consortium members.

COCI Reporting

Each of the three universities and the System Offices conduct a coordinated annual disclosure and review process for conflicts of commitment and interest among its academic staff members to meet the requirements of law and of research sponsors.  These processes are conducted through the University’s online reporting tool, START myDisclosures, using the Report of Non-University Activities (RNUA) and myFCOI Checklist.

Research safety is of priority at the University of Illinois Springfield. Safety is the responsibility of everyone on campus: faculty, staff, and students.  The safety roles for each member of the institution are described in the policies and procedures of the Research Safety program.

Instructional and Research Safety Board

The Instructional and Research Safety Board is responsible for oversight of the campus research safety program.

ALL investigators, students, and research staff conducting human subjects research must complete CORE IRB training and education requirements prior to submitting a Human Subjects Research Application to the Institutional Review Board (IRB). Continuing education training is required every 3 years thereafter.  Research will not be approved until the training requirements are met and documented by Office of Research and Sponsored Programs.

Human Research Protection Program

Introduction

The University of Illinois at Springfield Institutional Review Board (IRB) operates under policies and procedures mandated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Office for Human Research Protections. These policies are available for review at the Office for Human Research Protections. (Update: The federal “Common Rule” was revised on 19 January 2017 and effective 21 January 2019.

Regulations now require that federally-sponsored research projects contain a concise and focused presentation of the key information that is most likely to help potential subjects understand why they might or might not want to participate in the study. The key information must be presented first and must include the following:

IRB FORMS, CHECKLISTS, AND TEMPLATES

NEW! Investigator Checklist for Preparing IRB Submissions

The UIS Human Research Protections Policy is applicable for all research projects involving human subjects, whether the research is undertaken on a large or small scale and whether or not it is externally funded. Independent study projects and course projects must follow this policy if they involve research with human subjects.

Definitions for IRB Review

The following are definitions to determine if IRB review is required, pulled from [45 CFR 46.102(e)].