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This course will help you recognise, disclose and manage conflicts of interest in your day-to-day role at UCL.
What are conflicts of interests?
Broadly speaking, a conflict of interest is where your personal interests, relationships or duties to others compete (or could be seen to compete) with your obligations to UCL.
A conflict of interest doesn’t imply improper conduct or a lack of integrity. However, it’s essential that conflicts of interest are recognised, clarified and managed (where appropriate) to prevent damage to your reputation or to UCL as an institution.
Who this training is for
All staff and doctoral students must complete this training course.
This includes anyone working at UCL, including honorary staff, emeritus staff, visiting staff, and the staff and directors of UCL’s subsidiary companies.
It also includes contractors and consultants, where conflicts have not already been appropriately managed through their own conflict management processes.
What this course covers
This training covers:
- what a conflict of interest is and how to recognise one
- who UCL’s policy applies to, and related responsibilities
- what to do in the event of a conflict of interest
- what to do if an undisclosed conflict of interest is discovered
- how to manage conflicts of interest
- how to make an annual declaration of external interests (senior staff only)
“This course is well presented and easy to follow. The information is clearly explained and navigation through the slides was easy.
Accessible versions
If you’re unable to use the interactive version of the training, you can access:
If you complete one of these versions of the training, please email innovationpolicy@ucl.ac.uk so we can record this on your HR records. You should include:
- your user ID (ucyxxxx)
- the title of the training you’ve completed