Mission: To serve as a resource to university leadership, university enterprises (Knowledge, Learning and Academic), ASU faculty and staff by managing external funded and unfunded research compliance risks through the following:
- Education and outreach on compliance areas.
- Efficient processes to make compliance as easy as possible for the regulated community.
- Support institutional compliance committees.
- Provide institutional oversight.
- Supporting the ethical conduct of research in compliance with federal, state, and university regulations.
Vision: To provide resources to ASU faculty, staff and students ensuring research is performed with the highest ethical standards, safely and in compliance with all applicable regulations and policies.
What’s new in Research Compliance
Research Compliance that Works for You!
At Research Compliance, our goal is simple: make compliance easier, keep research moving forward, and support your success.
Updated Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
New CUI Best Practices Section, including New Guidance for Handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
New guidance has been developed that outlines the standard process for receiving, storing, and managing Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) to ensure compliance with federal requirements. CUI is sensitive information that is not classified but must still be protected according to federal regulations. This type of information may be requested or received at different stages of the research process, including in funding opportunity announcements, during proposal development and pre-award review, or after an award is made. If you encounter CUI as part of a proposal or award, this guidance will help you understand how to handle and manage it appropriately.
And also add more around the COI training:
Research Compliance Deep Dive – Conflict of Interest (COI)
This one-hour “Deep Dive” session provides RAs with an in-depth look at the Conflict of Interest (COI) framework and related processes. While RAs are not responsible for determining conflicts, their work frequently intersects with COI requirements during proposal development, award setup, sponsor negotiations, and subrecipient coordination.
The session will walk through key COI process stages (disclosure, review, management, and monitoring) to provide RA’s with greater visibility into how matters move through the Research Compliance lifecycle.
Upcoming Trainings
Research Compliance Deep Dive – Conflict of Interest (COI)
Date/Time: Monday, 3/23/26 10-11am MST
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Through key committees, related programs and activities, Research Compliance personnel coordinate the development of, implement and oversee university policies related to research compliance and provides support for the responsible conduct of research for the following areas:
Upcoming workshops
Research Compliance hosts several workshops a year during fall and spring semesters. The workshops are led by faculty or staff with expertise in the topic area.
Upcoming workshops can be found at the links below:
Core principles
Protection of research subjects
Conducting experiments safely
Compliance with regulations
Upholding ethical standards
Complaints or concerns about any compliance area can be reported to Research Compliance by mail, phone, or email, or reported to the ASU Hotline for Ethics and Compliance (1-877-786-3385). Complaints can be made anonymously. All complaints will be kept confidential to the extent possible, and with full protection from reprisal.