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| Grants | AURA Grants allows researchers to create a proposal in response to a funding opportunity announcement (FOA), route it for approvals, and submit it electronically to the sponsor. |
| IRB | AURA IRB (Institutional Review Board) allows researchers to create a protocol for the use of human subjects in research and submit it to the IRB for review. AURA IRB requires a secure connection. Learn more... |
| COI-COC | AURA COI-COC (Conflict of Interest-Conflict of Commitment) allows faculty, as well as other academic appointments, to file their annual disclosure. |
| IBC | AURA IBC (Institutional Biosafety Committee) allows researchers to create a protocol for the use of biohazardous materials in research and submit it to the IBC for review. |
Latest News and Announcements
AURA COI Update – July 13, 2017
Please be advised that AURA COI will be taken offline for an enhancement patch on Thursday, 7/13/2017 between 6:00 – 8:00PM. The system will be temporarily unavailable during this time.
Please let me know if you have any questions, and as always – if you have any system issues please email us @ AURA-Help@uchicago.edu.
Stephen Skok AURA Administrator, University Research AdministrationAURA COI Update – June 30, 2017
Please be advised that AURA COI system will be taken offline Friday - 6/30/2017 at 5pm to Saturday – 7/1/2017 at 7am for maintenance and preparation of the next annual financial disclosure release.
If you should have any questions (or issues) please notify us @ AURA-Help@uchicago.edu.
Announcement about Financial Disclosures
The 2016-2017 Financial Disclosure Form, available through the AURA COI-COC Module, will be closed and unavailable for additional edits as of 5pm June 30th. All commercial relations you engaged in from July 1, 2016 up to and including June 30, 2017 should be on this form.
AURA COI Update – June 16, 2017
Please be advised that AURA COI will be taken offline for an enhancement patch on Thursday – 6/15/2017 between 6:00 – 8:00PM. The system will be temporarily unavailable during this time.
Action Required for FPs in an “Award – Pending Reconciliation” state
If you have a Funding Proposal that is in an “Award – Pending Reconciliation” state, please reconcile those budget amounts by Friday, June 23rd. After that date, the AURA Help Desk will reconcile those amounts on your behalf to ensure proper year end reporting.
Announcement about Financial Disclosures
The 2016-2017 Financial Disclosure Form, available through the AURA COI-COC Module, will be closed and unavailable for additional edits as of 5pm June 30th. All commercial relations you engaged in from July 1, 2016 up to and including June 30, 2017 should be on this form.
AURA IRB Requires Secure Connection
While you are not on the UChicago network, AURA IRB requires you to connect to the UChicago network by using a VPN to encrypt your data as it is transmitted across the internet.