Advancing University ResearchAdministration (AURA)

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Presented by: Bernadette Williamsbernad ette. wi Iliams@unc~d u704-687-1865 ~ I'!~"&

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AURA Objectives

• Streamline research administration processes and supportingsystems

• Ongoing effort• Process improvement, education about processes• Training• Communication

>- Committees>- Forums>- Moodie site>- Feedback welcome

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Current Project: Conflict of Interest (COI)

• Activities, Interests and Relationships (AIR) ManagementSystem

• Tracks/Reports Col, Col Training, External Activities ofPay

• Email sent to EPAfaculty/staff and faculty participants ofresearch projects that are funded by Public HealthService (PHS)

• Administrators can track status of submissions, pending,complete, not yet begun

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Conflict of InterestProject Schedule:

• Implementation July 26-28• July 29 - Aug 16:

~ Train the trainer sessions (test version ofAIR)

• August 19 - end of October~ User training available until end of

October

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Conflict of InterestProject Schedule:

mid-August~ Soft launch for pilot groups (in production)

~ Available to all users in September

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Upcoming Project: Travel and Expense

Project to automate travel and expense managementprocess

~ Banner Travel and Expense Managementmodule

~ Electronic Image System

~ Banner Workflow

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"We Make Research Happen"

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All Faculty &EPA Staff

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures

• Submit Conflict of Interest

Disclosure Form

All Faculty &EPA Staff

• Submit Conflict of Interest

Disclosure Form

• Verify that COlon file iscorrect.

• Update if needed

At Institutions

WITHPHS-compliant

policy

At Institutions

WITHOUTPHS-compliantpolicy

• Signatory official at their

institution certifies that they

have a PHS-compliant policy

and will report to UNCC as

required by PHS regulations

• Complete UNCC COI Process

• Use AIR Disclosure System

• Answer the same questions

that our faculty and EPA staff

have to answer

• COI Manager to review

• Condition of employment

• Kept with Personnel File in

Department Office

• Disclose significant financial

interests and travel

• Includes interests of

spouse/dependent children

• Applies to projects funded by PHS

or certain other agencies applying

the PHS regulations to their

funding/sponsorship of research

• Applies to projects funded by PHS

or certain other agencies applying

the PHS regulations to their

funding/sponsorship of research

• Annually per University

Policy 102.2

• Historically by October 1

each year

• Prior to proposalsubmission

• Must be updated within30 days of any changes in

financial status/holdings

• Certification to UNCC

PRIOR TO proposal

submission

• Must be updated within 30

days of any changes in

financial status/holdings

• Prior to proposal

submission

• Must be updated within

30 days of any changes in

financial status/holdings