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 and Compliance Risk Committee to develop and implement strategies for implementation of UC Davis' ethics program
- An online Ethics Briefing.
- For background information, please see: