RCR Certificates

Research ethics standards protect you, your study subjects, the university, and the community. As a researcher at MEU, you will need to complete a certificate in responsible conduct of research. A digital copy of the certificate must be received by the Research Director before any research proposals are approved. There are a variety of certificates available, so you can choose. To earn a certificate, please follow one of the following links:

Social Science Research (Surveys, Focus Groups, Interviews)

MacQuarie University (FREE certificate): https://ethicstraining.mq.edu.au 

Coursera (Cost for Certificate): https://www.coursera.org/learn/research-integrity 

The Open University (FREE certificate): https://www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/becoming-ethical-researcher 

Biomedical Research (Medical Interventions, Clinical or Biological Samples, Recombinant DNA, Human or Animal Tissues or Cells)

Global Health Training Centre (FREE): https://globalhealthtrainingcentre.tghn.org/research-ethics-online-training-v2 

Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative – CITI (Cost for Certificate): https://about.citiprogram.org/series/responsible-conduct-of-research-rcr

Animal Research

Any research proposal involving animals must be approved by the Research Ethics Committee (REC) and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). Researchers must earn a certificate in humane care and use of animals in addition to the certificate for responsible conduct of research. Please contact the Research Director for details.