The Office of Research Compliance has established an Anonymous Reporting Line at 413-545-6256 to provide a means to anonymously report potential or suspected violations regarding research.
This hotline is dedicated to reporting concerns related to non-compliance with policies and procedures governing research and scholarly activities and the associated federal and state legal requirements. These potential or suspected violations may include activities in one or more of these categories.
- Research and Scholarly Misconduct such as Fabrication, Falsification and Plagiarism
- Fraudulent Use of Federal, State or University Funds
- Violations of Research Conflict of Interest and Ethics Laws and Policies
- Violations of Research Activities Involving Human Subjects, Animals, or Hazardous Materials
- Activities Subject to Foreign Engagement or Export Control Laws.
Confidentiality
Calls to this hotline are anonymous. Calls go to an on-campus phone extension voicemail. The Assistant Vice Chancellor of Research Compliance and Security will retrieve the recorded message and respond accordingly.
To ensure anonymity, do not call from a UMass Teams phone. Calls from external lines will not display or record the phone number.
Do NOT use this Anonymous Reporting line for reporting any of the following:
- Employee grievances: For the reporting of employee grievances such as work conditions, performance evaluations, hours of work, wages, etc. For those matters you may contact Human Resources at AskHR.
- Equal opportunity concerns: For equal opportunity concerns including employment discrimination, sexual harassment/sexual misconduct, reasonable accommodations and other civil rights-related matters, please see Equal Opportunity and Access Reporting Harassment and Discrimination.
Massachusetts General Laws c. 149, § 185 protects employees from retaliation for engaging in what is commonly known as "whistleblowing" activities. More information on this policy, along with campus contact, can be found here.