NIH is committed to ensuring a safe and respectful work environment, anywhere NIH-funded activities are conducted. 

NIH expects that recipient institutions:

• Develop and implement policies and practices that foster a harassment-free environment
• Maintain clear, unambiguous professional codes of conduct
• Ensure employees are fully aware and regularly reminded of applicable laws, regulations, policies, and codes of conduct.

The University’s codes of conduct and supporting policies are posted on the Office of Compliance and Ethics’ UCSF Researcher Code of Conduct webpage.

The PI Assurances in eProposal now includes certification that research personnel comply with the University codes of conduct and related policies. By checking the PI Assurances in eProposal, PIs attest to the list below which meets the minimum requirements per NIH GPS 2.3.7.6.