2.D.3 Conflicts of Interest
The institution adheres to clearly defined policies that prohibit conflicts of interest on the part of members of the governing board(s), administration, faculty, and staff.
All UA university employees (including regular, term, temporary, student and full and part-time faculty and staff), as well as members of the UA BoR, must adhere to the applicable provisions of the . Within the UA system, conflicts of interest are further clarified in , specifically and. Employees are required to report any outside activities to their supervisor and general counsel for review to determine if a conflict of interest may arise, where outside activities are specifically defined in and as work or activities that are not within the scope of the regular employment duties of the university employee. All UA employees, including immediate family members, engaged in outside employment are required to submit an Ethics Disclosure Form annually. This form, along with other required ethics forms, can be accessed through the page.
ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ, through its Office of Grants and Contracts Administration, requires that investigators disclose any significant financial interest of the investigator (including those of the spouse and dependent children) that would reasonably appear to be affected by the research or educational activities. This also applies to potential conflicts of interest with reviewers who might be biased through their relationship with the investigator. The ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Office of Research Integrity also provides clear guidelines and principles, as well as rules and regulations related to federal entities such as the Public Health Service and National Science Foundation, for the disclosure and management of conflicts of interest.