--- title: "Integrity and Responsible Conduct @ UMD" date: 2025-09-16T12:32:00-04:00 author: Karen Wehner canonical_url: "https://oirc.umd.edu/irc-at-umd" section: Pages --- # Integrity and Responsible Conduct @ UMD *Education, Prevention, Resources, and Support* **IRC@UMD** The Integrity and Responsible Conduct Program at UMD ## Fostering Integrity and Responsible Conduct at UMD OIRC has created an institutional-level Integrity and Responsible Conduct Program (“IRC@UMD”) that offers programming, resources, and support to the UMD community. The goals of OIRC’s IRC@UMD program are to foster, promote, and ensure integrity and responsible conduct in research (“IRC-R”) and professional activities (“IRC-PA”) at UMD. We are dedicated to providing our faculty, students, trainees, and staff with the education, resources, and support necessary to foster a culture of integrity and responsible conduct in every aspect of their work. ## Programming Areas and Resources - **Integrity and Responsible Conduct in Professional Activities** — OIRC is creating programming and materials that will supplement a variety of University resources and functions with the goal of promoting professionalism, integrity, and civility across campus. Stay Tuned for more information. - **Integrity and Responsible Conduct in Research** — IRC-R programming focuses on providing information, guidance, and best practices to members of the UMD research community while also conveying expectations related to proposing, conducting, and reporting research at UMD. IRC-R programming addresses a wide variety of topics, including the traditional RCR/RECR topics set forth by Federal funding agencies. - **OIRC and IRC@UMD Resources** — OIRC has prepared a resource collection for members of the UMD community. These resources include information and materials related to integrity and responsible conduct in research, scholarly, and professional activities at UMD.