Mandatory Research Integrity Training

James Cook University provides mandatory training and education for anyone who conducts or assists with the conduct of research under JCU’s auspices. The mandatory training modules for the JCU Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research are provided through the Staff Learning Hub, where there is a course called Research Integrity Training.

There are two compulsory eLearning modules within this course that must be completed by JCU research staff:

• Research Integrity Compulsory Module 1 “The Responsible Conduct of Research”
• Research Integrity Compulsory Module 2 “When things go wrong – Breaches of the Code”

Once the modules and quizzes are complete, the policy and procedure acknowledgement must also be completed.

Researchers are required to fulfill their obligations under the JCU Research Code in relation to training and education and should complete the other modules in the research integrity series. These further modules are expected to be available in the Staff Learning Hub in March 2025. If you require access to complete these sooner, contact researchintegrity@jcu.edu.au.

Research Staff: If you are a JCU research staff member and not already enrolled in the Research Integrity course on the Staff Learning Hub, follow the steps in the Knowledge Base Article KB0001709 to self-enrol.

Managers of Research Staff: If you manage JCU research staff who are not already enrolled in the Research Integrity course, follow the steps in the Knowledge Base Article KB0003101 to assign the course to your relevant staff.

Undergraduate Student Course Convenors: If you are  a course convenor and require access to the course for the undergraduate students in your course, email researchintegrity@jcu.edu.au to arrange for a Research and Innovation Services team member to enroll them in the course in LearnJCU.

Graduate Research Students: If you are a graduate research student, the course is administered by the Graduate Research School and is available on SkillsJCU.  Contact the Graduate Research School to arrange access.

JCU Singapore Staff: Contact the administrators of the JCU Singapore Staff Learning Hub.

Research Integrity Training is just one course of a suite of training courses they may be required for your role. Other courses you may be required to completed include Academic Integrity, Animal Ethics, Human Ethics and  workplace health and safety training.