Compliance and Reseach Ethics
Each funding body has its specific compliance regulations for research ethics and open access.
Most US funding bodies require awardees to be certified within areas relating to their project, e.g. conflict of interests, human subjects research, animal welfare, or clinical trials. To support researchers Karolinska Institutet (KI) provides training in these areas.
Research Ethics
International funding agencies may have additional ethical requirements to the Swedish legislation. Therefore the funded research projects must also comply with both the international and national requirements. For questions and additional information regarding ethical requirements, please contact compliance@ki.se.
Financial Conflict of Interest
US federal funding agencies require foreign institutions and their researchers to fully comply with the requirements of 42 CFR Part 50, Subpart F, "Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research for which PHS Funding is Sought." and the Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) regulation. Visit the FCOI webpage for more information about the KI FCOI policy, FCOI disclosures, and FCOI training.
CITI program
KI subscribes to the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program), which offers a variety of research, ethics, compliance, and safety courses. Detailed information about the CITI program can be found on the Research Ethics and Compliance Training page.
Open Access
Many funding agencies require open access to publications and more often also to the underlying data. Find out more about the EU requirements or NIH's public access policy. Please make sure to read the specific requirements for your project, and contact the KI Research Data Office at: rdo@ki.se