Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research
Middlebury must certify that it has a plan in place to train all undergraduates who participate in research funded by the National Science Foundation in ethical and responsible practices for conducting research.
You can learn more about this requirement at NSF RECR.
Middlebury College has adopted an RECR plan to ensure that all parties who are required to receive RECR training.
Training
Training in the Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research (RECR) is required for all undergraduate student research funded by NSF (whether or not the students themselves are paid from the NSF award), and other federal agencies also have RECR training requirements for undergraduates and other participants (e.g., USDA). RECR training may ultimately be required for undergraduate student research in all disciplines.
Middlebury uses the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI), an online training firm, to provide research ethics education for student researchers. Follow the steps below to get started.
If you have any problems with CITI login or the CITI website, please contact Cathy Ekstrom at cekstrom@middlebury.edu.