Scaling Up Research Ethics and Research Integrity (SURER) Project is a response to the identified need of building capacity for mentored Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR), Research/Scientific Integrity (RSI), Conflicts of Interest (CoI), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), Safe Working and Sexual Harassment free Environment (SWSHE) for ethical and safe research environments that go beyond “informed consent” in Nigeria.
The SURER Project implements a multi-institutional collaboration to develop RCR, RSI, CoI, DEI, and SWSHE training programs for researchers in Nigeria. Graduates of the training program become Research Integrity Officers for their institutions and complete training practicums that lead to development of their institutional Research Integrity Units (RIU).