Research Administration & Compliance Systems - November 2020 Update

November 13, 2020
Here are the latest updates about ecrt, ESTR-IRB, Agreements-DUAa, Data Safety, GMAS and PI Dashboard.

ecrt

Important dates for the FY21 Q1 Project Statements:

  • Review Period: October 27, 2020 – November 16, 2020
  • Certification Period: November 17, 2020 December 16, 2020

All FY21 Q1 Certifications are DUE December 16, 2020

ESTR-IRB

Take Note: The Research Data Management@ Harvard site provides guidance to researchers working with data at Harvard, including information on how and when they may need to interact with the IRB. This site is a great resource for researchers just getting started with data collection and use.

ESTR was recently updated! The recent update includes enhancements to reporting and the options for relating projects in other systems. A complete list of items in this upgrade can be found in the Release Notes.

The update also included preparations for the launch early next year of the new Outside Activity and Interest Reporting application (OAIR), which will be part of the compliance suite.

Agreements

Take Note: The Research Data Management@ Harvard site provides guidance to researchers working with data at Harvard, including information on when they may need a DUA and how to request one. This site is a great resource for researchers just getting started with data collection and use.

Agreements was recently updated! The recent update includes enhancements to reporting and a new option for managing guest access to individual submissions. A complete list of items in this upgrade can be found in the Release Notes.

The update also included preparations for the launch early next year of the new Outside Activity and Interest Reporting application (OAIR), which will be part of the compliance suite.

Safety

Take Note: HUIT provides guidance on research data security levels, examples can be found on the Harvard Information Security website. This site is a great resource for researchers just getting started with data collection and use.

Data Safety was recently updated! The recent update includes a number of improvements to the SmartForm and Workspaces to streamline the review process. A complete list of items in this upgrade can be found in the Release Notes.

The update also included preparations for the launch early next year of the new Outside Activity and Interest Reporting application (OAIR), which will be part of the compliance suite.

GMAS

The next GMAS release is scheduled for January 2021. The focus of the release is to integrate GMAS with the new OAIR system. More information about the release and links to documentation related to the release will be available as the release gets closer.

A new IRB Approval in GMAS job aid is now available on the GMAS website. This job aid includes roles and responsibilities for monitoring the approval in GMAS, how information is shared with GMAS from ESTR, and the different states of the IRB approval in GMAS.

For questions about the upcoming release, or the new IRB Approval in GMAS job aid, please reach out to contactgmas@harvard.edu.

PI Dashboard

Team completed several database and application server software upgrades. Team successfully deployed a small release to the PI Dashboard application.  

A complete list of items included in this release can be found in the Release Notes.