Financial Conflict of Interest

Western Kentucky University (WKU) has published high standards for Faculty conduct, including the conduct of research, in the WKU Faculty Handbook and in its Policies and Procedures. All WKU Investigators are expected to carry out research consistent with these standards. This policy and function are intended to promote objectivity in research by establishing standards that provide a reasonable expectation that the design, conduct and reporting of research funded or not funded under externally sponsored grants, contracts and cooperative agreements will be free from bias resulting from Investigator financial conflicts of interest.