Research EthicsResearch Ethics at Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech Research Ethics Website

The goal of this Website is to provide students, instructors, staff, and other interested individuals with information about Georgia Tech’s commitment to conducting research in a responsible manner.

Included in this Website is an overview of the core components of research ethics, information about Georgia Tech’s policies relating to responsible research, and links to additional research ethics and research compliance resources.

Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) is a collection of subject areas at the intersection of ethics and research. Conducting research responsibly not only involves avoiding misconduct, it also entails recognizing and upholding one’s ethical obligations to others including colleagues, the institution, the academic field, and the public.

Broadly defined, RCR includes the following subject areas:

Authorship and Publication
Collaborative Research
Conflicts of Interest
Data Management
Environmental and Laboratory Safety
Human Subjects Research
Humane Use and Care of Vertebrate Animals in Research
Intellectual Property
Mentorship
National Security and Export Control
Peer Review
Research Misconduct
Whistleblowing

 To learn more about the RCR subject areas, please click on any of the terms listed above.

For more information about research ethics at Georgia Tech, including lectures, courses, or other ethics education opportunities, please contact Dr. Jason Borenstein, Director of Graduate Research Ethics Programs.

For more information about Georgia Tech’s institutional policies relating to research, please contact the Office of Research Compliance.