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University of Hartford
Research Concerns
	Conflict of Interest	Concerns related to violations of conflict of interest policies governing researchers.
	Data Privacy	Refers to the technical, contractual, administrative and physical steps taken by the institution to protect against unauthorized access to and disclosure of personally identifiable data of students, faculty and other third parties. Includes the theft of, and intentional or inadvertent loss, of such data.
	Fraud	The intentional misrepresentation or concealment of information in order to deceive, mislead, or acquire something of value. A fraud is an intentional deception perpetrated to secure an unfair gain.
	Human or Animal Research	Inappropriate use of humans or animals involved in research.
	Intellectual Property Infringement, Misappropriation or Disclosure	Any unauthorized or inappropriate use, misappropriation or disclosure of confidential information (in any form) or intellectual property belonging to the institution or any third party, including, without limitation, any intellectual property protected under any federal or state laws relating to copyrights, patents or trade secrets. Also includes any unauthorized or inappropriate use of any institution computer system.
	Research Grant Misconduct or Misappropriation of Costs	Unallowable or questionable expenditures or cost transfers to government grants, contracts or other agreements. Any expenditures or cost transfers that may be in violation of OMB Circular A-21.
	Research Misconduct	Serious deviation from accepted practices, such as fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism, in proposing, carrying out research, or in reporting the results of research. Also includes material failure to comply with federal requirements for protection of researchers, human subjects, or the public, or for insuring the welfare of laboratory animals.
	Scientific Misconduct	Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, or other practices that seriously deviate from those that are commonly accepted within the scientific community for proposing, conducting, or reporting research. Fabrication is making up data or results and recording or reprinting them. Falsification is manipulating research materials, equipment or processes, or changing or omitting data or results, such that the research is not accurately reported in the research record. Plagiarism is the appropriation of another person’s ideas, processes, results, or words without giving appropriate credit.
	Other Research Concerns	Other matters of concern not specifically outlined above.