The University has established several policies that govern the conduct of research. Find relevant policies below. Additional policies can be found at the University Policy Library. Contact us if you have a policy to add to this page.
Collection of policies covering animal research protections, including administration, personnel, veterinary, husbandry, equipment, and research policies. (Log in required.)
Policies on research with biohazards, including reporting requirements for incidents involving recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules and biosafety containment for animals exposed to human-derived materials.
Establishes disclosure requirements and responsibilities specific to sponsored research disclosures for all researchers.
Provides guidelines and practices to assist researchers in evaluating whether the technology or equipment involved in their work might be export controlled, as well as how to comply with applicable regulations.
Collection of policies related to sponsored research, including topics on equipment, cost sharing, recharge centers, federally funded research, indirect rates, purchasing, effort, subawards, and others.
Collection of policies covering human subjects research, including reporting requirements, obligations of the principal investigator, and collaborations with other research institutions.
Policy covers government funded research with certain high-consequence pathogens and toxins for potential to be dual use research of concern.
Collection of policies relevant to protecting and licensing intellectual property developed by Princeton researchers.
Policies governing the care of animals in research. (Log in required.)
Policy to enable faculty to make their scholarly articles, published in journals and conference proceedings, available to the wider public through the University open access repository.
Policy on training requirements for researchers, including topics on research rigor and integrity, peer review, intellectual property, professional conduct, mentorship, and research security.
A concise reference and guide to University policies applicable to faculty, students, staff and other members of the Princeton community. Includes principles of conduct, general regulations, academic integrity, Title IX sexual harassment and sexual misconduct, laws applicable to the University community, resolution of complaints, students and…
Includes policy statements topics relevant to faculty, including conduct of research, research supported by outside funds, committees governing research, research misconduct, conflict of interest, outside professional activities, intellectual property, open-access publishing, and classified research.
Policies on topics of concern to members of the professional research and professional specialists. Topics include employment rules and policies, outside professional activities, misconduct in research, and other policies relevant to professional researchers.
Policies related to environmental health and safety, including laboratory safety, and general and environmental research-related matters. Several items listed on this page are more likely to be guidance than official policy.
Policy establishes institutional decision-making processes that harmonize and support Princeton’s core missions of teaching and research with the University’s responsibilities as a respectful caretaker of human remains.
Policy covering the process and procedures to ensure safe and responsible operation of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) on or within University property and off-campus in the U.S. national airspace system by University personnel.
Memos
Find relevant memos sent to faculty and the research community from the Office of the Dean for Research.
- Changes to authority to sign data use agreements (DUAs). Oct. 1, 2024 (PDF)
- Announcing the Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence (AI Lab). Sept. 20, 2024 (PDF)
- Computing for Research Planning Group survey. Sept. 17, 2024 available at (PDF)
- Federally required training for faculty with NSF or USDA grant funding . July 23, 2024 available at Research and Project Administration (ORPA).
- Reminder of the five-day rule for grant proposal submissions. April 1, 2024 available at Research and Project Administration (ORPA).
- Guidelines for Faculty Assuming Outside Managerial Roles. March 1, 2024 available at the Office of the Dean of the Faculty.
- Conflict of Interest Reporting 2024. Jan. 31, 2024 available at the Office of the Dean of the Faculty.
- New Federal Funding Restrictions in 2024. Oct 26, 2023 available at Research and Project Administration (ORPA).
- Preparations for a possible federal government shutdown. Sept. 27, 2023, available at Research and Project Administration (ORPA).