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Conflicts of Interest & Research Security Course & Certification
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The Conflicts of Interest & Research Security Course is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of how personal, financial, professional, and institutional interests can influence research activities, and how potential risks to research security can be identified and managed responsibly. It focuses on safeguarding the integrity, credibility, and trustworthiness of research while protecting research assets, data, knowledge, and collaborations.
This course covers key areas including identifying and disclosing conflicts of interest, managing competing interests, maintaining transparency in research decisions, research security principles, international collaborations, protection of sensitive information, due diligence processes, and risk assessment strategies. It also explores practical approaches to balancing openness in research with appropriate safeguards to support ethical and secure research environments. Upon completion, learners receive a certification demonstrating competency in conflict of interest management and research security practices.
Who Should Enrol?
- Researchers and Research Staff
- Principal Investigators and Research Leaders
- PhD Scholars and Postgraduate Students
- Research Administrators and Governance Professionals
- Compliance, Ethics, and Integrity Officers
- Academic Faculty and University Staff
- Professionals involved in research partnerships and collaborations
- Anyone responsible for protecting the integrity and security of research activities
What you will learn
Understand the different types of conflicts of interest, how they arise in research settings, and the importance of disclosure, transparency, and effective management.
Gain knowledge of research security principles, including the protection of research data, intellectual assets, sensitive information, and collaborative activities.
Learn how to identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with funding sources, external relationships, international collaborations, and competing interests.
Develop practical skills in applying institutional policies, conducting due diligence, implementing risk-based safeguards, and supporting responsible and secure research practices.
Course Syllabus
- What a conflict of interest is
- Financial vs non-financial conflicts
- Actual, perceived + potential
- Common Conflict Situations
- Perception Is Part of the Problem
- Gifts + Hospitality
- Apparent vs Intentional Bias
- How Serious Is the Conflict?
- Why disclosure matters
- What + when to declare
- Managing a conflict
- COI in publishing + peer review
- COI in funding + procurement
- Recording Declarations
- Disclosure Systems
- Management Options Ladder
- Disclose vs Recuse
- COI in Grant + Peer Review
- What research security + Trusted Research mean
- A Changing Landscape
- The main threats
- The security mindset
- Openness vs Protection
- Sensitive Research Areas
- Insider Risk
- Cyber Hygiene Basics
- A Typical Security Incident
- Collaboration is a strength
- Assessing collaborators
- Assessing funders + terms
- Signs of undue influence
- Protective agreements
- Funding + Affiliation Transparency
- Due-Diligence Sources
- Red Flags in a Collaboration
- Open vs Restricted Projects
- Export controls
- Dual-use + DURC
- Protecting data + IP
- Cyber + insider risk
- The COI + Security Checklist
- Controlled vs Not
- Travel Security
- IP Protection Steps
Course Benefits
CPD Points
Gain Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Points, accredited by The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom. These can be used to count towards the distance learning element of any scheme that comes under the umbrella of The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges or any other scheme for which there is mutual recognition.
Certification
Receive a personal certificate to show your subject knowledge on course completion.
Affordable
You get excellent value through our cost-effective prices. We can also offer you group discounts on larger purchases.
Flexibility
The course saves you time through the convenience of online availability. This lets you complete the interactive course at your own comfort.
Keep Up to Date
You will stay up to date with developments in conflicts of interest and research security — including UK Trusted Research guidance, funder disclosure rules and export-control expectations — as our courses are constantly monitored, reviewed and updated.
Learn from Industry Experts
The course has been developed by research integrity and research-security specialists so that researchers and administrators can protect both the objectivity and the safety of their work.
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