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AAU works with the federal government, partner organizations, and its member universities to ensure that research activity is conducted safely, responsibly, ethically and in compliance with all federal rules and regulations. In consultation with the federal government, AAU seeks to ensure: only the most meritorious research is awarded funding; regulations and administrative requirements do not place unreasonable or excessive administrative burdens on faculty researchers; and the costs required to conduct research are reasonably shared by universities and the government.

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Statement of Association of American Universities, Association of Public & Land-grant Universities, and American Council on Education Regarding Their Legal Challenge to the Administration’s Cut to Life-saving NIH Research

AAU, ACE, and APLU have jointly filed suit in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, along with a number of impacted research university co-plaintiffs, seeking to halt the NIH's proposed cut to life-saving medical research.
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Legal Filing

Legal Filings Submitted by AAU, APLU, ACE, and Universities Contesting Cuts to Medical Research

This is a legal filing contesting the unlawful and damaging decree by the administration to cap F&A reimbursement rates to a 15% for all NIH research.
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Issue Brief

Breaking Down the Costs of Federal Research at Universities

The federal government sponsors university research to help our country prosper.
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Fact Sheets

Frequently Asked Questions about Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Costs of Federally Sponsored University Research

Responses to common questions about F&A costs of research

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Transmittal Letter to AAU Presidents and Chancellors on Conflict of Interest Report

The Task Force concluded that the problem is rarely a particular conflict itself -- rather it is the question about what is done with the conflict.
Letters | Conflicts of Interest | Research Administration & Regulation

AAU Report on Individual and Institutional Conflict of Interest

Research universities are concerned about financial conflict of interest because it strikes to the heart of the integrity of the institution and the public’s confidence in that integrity.
Conflicts of Interest | Reports | Research Administration & Regulation

Task Force on Research Accountability (2001)

The Association of American Universities (AAU) established the Task Force on Research Accountability in response to concerns that individual conflict of interest processes were not always achieving the highest standards, and that institutional conflict of interest policies had rarely been develop

Human Subjects Protection | Conflicts of Interest | Reports

ACE, AAU, NASULGC Letter to HHS Secretary, with Transmittal Letters to the President and Congress, on NIH Guidelines for Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Letter to President Geo. W. Bush
Letters | Research Administration & Regulation

ACE, AAU, NASULGC Letter on NIH Guidelines for Embryonic Stem Cell Research

ACE, AAU, NASULGC letter to HHS Secretary, with transmittal letters to the President and Congress, on NIH guidelines for embryonic stem cell research.
Letters | Research Administration & Regulation

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