Employees and students must conduct research, research training, experimentation and testing activities in the safest manner possible and with the highest ethical standards. Employees and students who participate in research must adhere to all federal, state and local statutes and regulations; to The University of Texas Regents' Rules and Regulations; and to The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (“the university”) policies, regardless of whether the research is conducted on the university’s campus or at an external facility.
All proposals for sponsored research by employees or students shall be made by and through the agencies of the university and must meet a variety of policy and procedural standards. All awards for sponsored research are made to the university. The principal investigator(s) named in the award is authorized to administer the research funding on behalf of the university and within normal university business procedures.
The Executive Vice President for Research has been delegated by the President to oversee the university’s research enterprise and to monitor the conduct of research for compliance with all applicable university policies, state and federal statutes and regulations, and restrictions by funding agencies.
Many of the policies in the Handbook of Operating Procedures (HOOP) relate to the research effort. The researcher and particularly the principal investigator is required to be familiar with all of the policies within Chapter 23 of the HOOP as well as the following policies, which are relevant to research activities:
For questions concerning this policy, contact the Office of Research.
Created 02/1992; Updated 05/06; 02/08