Scaling Up Research Ethics and Research Integrity (SURER) Project

Scaling Up Research Ethics and Research Integrity (SURER) Project Project summary Previous studies show that there is a need to build capacity for mentored Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR), research/scientific integrity (RSI), Conflict of Interest (CoI), Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Safe Working Environment and Sexual Harassment training in Nigeria. Therefore, collaborators from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Center for Bioethics and Research, and the University of Ibadan, Nigeria who have an established record of building bioethics capacity in Nigeria collaborated to develop a locally contextual training program which is linked with local experiences, examples, resources and mentors to be relevant and applicable to researchers' experiences. In this new application, we engage our successful training resources, technologies, and models to build institutional resources and infrastructure for RCR, RSI, CoI, DEI, Safe Working Environment and Sexual Harassment in sixteen Nigerian universities. We advocate, build public and professional awareness, implement training and innovative e-mentoring on RCR and RSI training, Safe Working Environment (SWE) and Sexual Harassment for researchers in Nigeria. We work with our trainees to build repository of case studies, case scenarios, and examples of RCR, RSI, CoI, DEI, Safe Working Environment and Sexual Harassment from the local environment and incorporate these in our training programs. We evaluate the experiences and expectations of our trainees and use these to create a Learning Educational Program (LEP) with regular adjustments and updates to our curriculum contents and training examples.