Office for Research Protections

Policies & Guidelines

General RCR Standards and Professional Ethics

  • AD47: General Standards of Professional Ethics
  • RAG16: Guidelines for the Responsible Conduct of Research

Research with Human Participants

  • RA14: The Use of Human Participants in Research
  • RA22: HIPAA and Research at Penn State

Research with Animals

  • RA15: Care and Use of Vertebrate Animals

Authorship

  • RA13: Coauthorship of Scholarly Reports, Papers and Publications

Conflict of Interest

  • RA20: Individual Conflict of Interest
  • RA21: Institutional Conflict of Interest
  • RA05: Significant Financial Interest Disclosure for Sponsored Project's Investigators
  • HR91: Conflict of Interest

Fiscal Responsibility

  • RA01: Determining the Allowability, Allocability, and Reasonableness of Costs on Sponsored Projects
  • RA03: Preparing Budgets (Cost Estimates) For Sponsored Projects
  • RA04: Making Revisions to Budgets and Program Plans on Federally Sponsored Projects
  • RA06: Cost Recovery for Sponsored Projects
  • RA07: Use of Equipment Purchased on Federally Sponsored Projects
  • RA08: Salary Rate Limitations and Effort Confirmation
  • RA09: Determining and Disposing of Program Income on Federally Sponsored Projects

Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer

  • RA11: Patents and Copyrights (Intellectual Property)
  • RA12: Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurial Activities (Faculty Research)
  • RAG12: Faculty Guidance On Student Intellectual Property Rights
  • RAG13: Special Student Intellectual Property Agreement Forms
  • RAG14: What to Expect When Licensing a Penn State Technology into a Start-Up Company

Research with Hazardous Materials

  • SY01: Environmental Health and Safety Policy
  • SY14: Use of Radioactive Materials
  • SY15: Radiation-Producing Instruments
  • SY20: Hazardous Waste Disposal
  • SY23: Occupational Health and Safety Program for Animal Care Personnel
  • SY24: Use of Biohazardous Materials in Research and Instruction
  • SY29: Infectious Waste Disposal