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Office of the Vice Provost and Dean of Research Welcome message from VPDoR David Studdert As Stanford’s senior research officer, I am honored to support our dynamic research community. In my role as Vice Provost and Dean of Research (VPDoR), I help facilitate and guide Stanford’s research portfolio across seven schools, and I serve as the cognizant dean of 15 independent academic units that represent our investments in research across a multitude of disciplines. Collaborating with school deans, we foster innovative, interdisciplinary research to advance scientific inquiry and learning. In …

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Recent Policy Updates View updates to the Stanford Research Policy Handbook. What’s New Chapter All 1 - Conduct of Research 2 - Principal Investigatorship 3 - Fiscal Responsibilities of Principal Investigators 4 - Conflicts of Commitment and Interest 5 - Human Subjects and Stem Cells in Research 6 - Laboratory Animals in Research 7 - Environmental Health and Safety 8 - Export Controls 9 - Intellectual Property 10 - Non-Faculty Research Appointments 11 - Establishing and Managing Independent Laboratories, Institutes and Centers 12 - Skeletal Remains 13 - Definitions and Types of Agreements 14 …

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03.31.25 Update on Federal Agency Activities, VPDoR Leadership and RPH changes On this page Dear Chairs and Directors, Welcome to the Spring quarter! This month, I’m sharing updates on three topics: Federal agency activities & April 3rd Town Hall FSI and CASBS leadership searches Changes to PI eligibility and COI/COC policies Please share relevant parts of this letter with your faculty, staff, postdocs, and graduate students—anyone who may find the information and links helpful.   Ongoing Federal Agency activities I hope you have had the opportunity to attend one of the “research update” town …

Research Policy and Integrity Research Compliance Project Menu About Us Research Policy Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Commitment Research Security Export Controls Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research Data Protection Champions Updates and Announcements On this page Help for Navigating the Research Compliance Landscape Welcome to the Stanford Research Compliance Project website. The project launched in the summer of 2023 following a Stanford-wide assessment of the policies, procedures, and systems that researchers rely on to meet regulatory requirements. Here, we  provide the …

Outside Professional Activities Certification System On this page OPACS (Outside Professional Activities Certification System) OPACS is Stanford’s online platform for disclosing consulting and other professional activities outside of Stanford. Faculty and Investigators are required to disclose interests and activities that would reasonably appear to be related to their Stanford responsibilities, while Staff and Postdoctoral Scholars must disclose their financial interests and outside professional activities according to processes defined by School Procedures. OPACS is designed to ensure …