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Training Students to Be Responsible

Aug 28, 2009

In its award conditions, the National Science Foundation now says that institutions must verify that undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers funded by NSF have gone through Responsible Conduct of Research training, reports Writedit at Medical Writing, Editing & Grantsmanship. "And lest any institutions think the NSF is unlikely to ever verify their verification of satisfactory completion of RCR training, I have two words for you: effort reporting," she says.

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