Fearlessly Forward with Integrity
Office of Integrity and Responsible Conduct
By addressing concerns of Research, Scholarly, and faculty Professional Misconduct and promoting appropriate practices, OIRC strives to support UMD in fulfilling its mission of achieving excellence in teaching, research, and public service.
As a state institution for which the public trust is essential — and as the flagship university within the University System of Maryland (USM) — the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) bears a particular responsibility to: promote a culture of integrity, responsibility, and adherence to expectations and requirements for conduct; provide related training, guidance, resources, and support to the campus community; and investigate and address concerns regarding potential misconduct through established policies and procedures.
OIRC serves as a critical component of the larger institutional infrastructure that works to meet this responsibility.
OIRC Functional Areas
The institutional-level Integrity and Responsible Conduct Program (“IRC@UMD”) offers programming, courses, support, and resources. Courses offered by the program include courses focused on integrity and responsible conduct in research (“IRC-R”) and address traditional RCR/RECR topics.
OIRC addresses a variety of concerns related to the integrity and responsible conduct of members of the UMD community, with a primary focus on Research Misconduct, Scholarly Misconduct, and faculty Professional Misconduct.
Addressing Research, Scholarly, and Faculty Professional Misconduct Issues
Important News
An interim policy on faculty professional conduct recently went into effect. Read the policy and learn more about how faculty Professional Misconduct issues are addressed here.
Contact Us
You can reach OIRC at oirc@umd.edu or 301-314-1814. Questions regarding Research Misconduct and/or Scholarly Misconduct can be directed to rio@umd.edu. Inquiries about Integrity and Responsible Conduct in Research programming can be sent to ircp@umd.edu.
Questions?
OIRC
We are committed to ensuring that our UMD community can move Fearlessly Forward with integrity. Learn more about the dedicated staff of our office.