NIH Rigor & Reproducibility

For applications due on January 25, 2019 or later, the following changes apply:

• The phrase "scientific premise" will be replaced by "rigor of prior research"
• Applicants are asked to describe plans to address weaknesses in the rigor of prior research

For further information, see: NOT-OD-18-228 and NOT-OD-18-229

In 2015 NIH released a notice of new requirements on rigor and transparency applicable to grant and contract applications. NOT-OD-16-011 "Implementing Rigor and Transparency in NIH & AHRQ  Research Grant Applications" was released in October 2015, and took effect for most grant and contract submissions on or after January 25, 2016.

The purpose of this guide is to provide a list of University of Arizona resources and services, as well as external resources, to help the UA community address these requirements.

Authors: University of Arizona Libraries (Ahlam Saleh, Fernando Rios, Chris Kollen) and University of Arizona Research Development Services (Jamie Boehmer, Kim Patten)

University of Arizona Responsible Conduct of Research Program Workshops- Intro to Rigor & Reproducibility

University of Arizona Research Development Services (RDS) Seminars & Workshops

NIH Rigor and Reproducibility Training Modules (videos)

NIH Workshop on Reproducibility in Cell Culture Studies (Day 1 Video; Day 2 Video)

Principles, Statistical and Computational Tools for Reproducible Science (edX Course)