University of California Ethics Program
Three key elements of the University of California Ethics Program were announced by UC's Office of the President in November 2005:
- The Statement of Ethical Values reconfirms UC's commitment to:
- Integrity
- Excellence
- Accountability
- Respect
- The Standards of Ethical Conduct state the conduct expected of UC researchers, faculty, staff, students, and others in 12 key areas, including:
- Conflict of interest
- Confidentiality
- Ethical conduct of research
- Financial accountability
- An implementation program is underway which includes:
- Appointment of a UC Davis Ethics Advisory Committee to develop and implement strategies for implementation of UC Davis' ethics program
- An online Ethics Briefing, available in January 2007.
- For background information, please see:
- History of the UC Statement of Ethical Values and Standards of Ethical Conduct
- The University of California Statement of Ethical Values
- The University of California Standards of Ethical Conduct
- Letter of announcement from UC President Robert Dynes and Board of Regents Chairman Gerald Parsky
- UC Office of the President Ethics Website