The National Science Foundation (NSF) has published rules in the Federal Register that would make universities responsible for providing ethics training. Under the America Competes Act, which was designed to improve U.S. competitiveness in mathematics and science, all NSF grant recipients must be trained in the “responsible and ethical conduct” of research. The rules would require institutions to certify that they have provided ethics training, but they would not be routinely asked to describe the actual content of the instruction. However, universities would be subject to review upon request. The NSF plans to provide some guidelines for teaching ethics, including workshops and online resources, but they would not involve specific content standards. “Training needs may vary depending on specific circumstances of research or the needs of students,” the NSF says.
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