Training and Resources

Research and Engagement offers a full range of workshops and trainings to assist and support faculty and staff in the successful conduct of research.

Research Administration Core Curriculum Training Program

The Research Administration Core Curriculum Training Program offers a comprehensive overview of research administration for new staff and faculty, as well as members of the campus community looking for a refresher or interested in learning new job skills. This program is broken down into six core topic areas:

  • Core 1 - Orientation and Fundamentals of Research Administration
  • Core 2 - Proposal Submission and Budgeting
  • Core 3 - Proposal Development Methods and Tools
  • Core 4 - Award Management, Acceptance, and Negotiation
  • Core 5 - Financial Research Administration - Controller's Office
  • Core 6 - SUMMIT Financials for Departmental Award Management

This program is offered each semester through Workplace Learning and Development (WLD). Register here.

Research Administration PRO Series Training Program

The Research Administration PRO Series Training Program is a companion to the CORE program offerings above. They focus on specific topics with a greater level of detail.

This program is offered each semester through Workplace Learning and Development (WLD). Register here.

Kuali Proposal Development Training

Kuali trainings via Zoom are available each semester that are geared towards administrators engaged in proposal development and faculty and graduate students who build their own proposals.

  • Kuali Session 1 - Basics
  • Kuali Session 2 - Budgeting
  • Kuali Session 3 - Advanced Budgeting - S2S

Register here through Workplace Learning & Development (WL&D).

Kuali Help Guides, Trainings and FAQs

Compliance Training 

Compliance units host a regular series of trainings for both human and animal subjects research. 

Human Subjects Training

See Human Subjects Training, Education and Outreach for more. All UMass Amherst investigators working with human subjects must complete an online training program called the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Program. The required training modules are divided in two categories, Group 1: Biomedical research Investigators and Key Personnel; and Group 2: Social Behavioral and Education Research Investigators and Key Personnel. For more information on CITI training, see: CITI Education and Training.

Animal User Training 

The UMass Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) requires that all personnel listed in an animal use protocol have basic IACUC training certification. Project specific training needs to be described in the protocol to be reviewed by the IACUC. See Animal User Training for more information and registration details.

Export Control Training

Export Control orientation and training in foundational aspects is critical to ensuring UMass Amherst faculty, staff, and students are aware of and can seek assistance with transactions or circumstances that may be impacted by export control laws and regulations. Because the export regulatory schema impacts not only research activities, but also international travel, purchasing, shipping, receiving, and other aspects of daily university business, it is important that the campus community have a sufficient understanding to ensure compliance. Individuals who complete and maintain this required training, and follow the relevant university policies and procedures, can rely on the university’s protections against liability and its continued support for their activities.