Other Resources & Related Topics
Select events, not managed by OERAF, are reviewed in advance and preapproved for CE credit. These are normally internal or external events where OERAF does not manage or have access to attendance records. The most common opportunities are sponsoring agency events, workshops from professional organizations, or other internal Duke events not sponsored by OERAF but applicable to research administration.
Preapproved events are advertised to the research administration community in the Research Insider newsletter and myRESEARCHpath Updates.
Current Events
NCURA SEssion - Research Security 101 Across the LIfeCycle - September 17, 2026
Submit CE reqeust by October 31, 2026.
Register for a FREE Live NCURA Webinar in September!
OERAF is excited to provide access to an upcoming NCURA webinar offered live for attendees! Please follow the instructions provided to register for the event and request CE. Registration is required for the event.
If you are unable to attend the live webinar, OERAF will announce access to the recording after the live event. Attending the in person event will provide 1.5 hours for CE in Category C. Completing the asynchronous learning made available after the event will offer 1 hour of CE in Category C.
Live Webinar: "Research Security 101 Across the Lifecycle”
September 17, 2026
2:00 – 3:30 pm ET * Webinar
3:35 – 4:30 pm ET * After the Show * Talk with the Faculty Directly!
This session will begin with an overview of various agency requirements before diving into how research security impacts the work of research administrators across the lifecycle. The panel will discuss disclosures, institutional obligations, financial considerations, how department administrators are critical to ensuring compliance with risk mitigation plans, and opportunities to strengthen relationships across the institution. The panel will talk a little about how the forthcoming changes to UG could change institutional strategies around research security. In addition, recent headlines on research security will be explored.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Define research security and its purpose within the research enterprise.
- Understand the federal and institutional drivers behind current research security requirements and their impacts across the lifecycle of a sponsored project.
- Recognize common research security topics, including foreign influence, international collaborations and disclosure requirements.
- Identify the role research administrators play in supporting investigators and promoting compliance.
- Navigate conversations with researchers about research security requirements with greater confidence.
Steps to Register:
Step 1: If you don’t have an NCURA Profile, please go here first to create a profile. Once on the website, click “Create Non-Member Account” in the top right of the screen.
Step 2: Then use the following link to register for the webinar: https://onlinelearning.ncura.edu/p/260917researchsecurityXL
Step 3: Once registered you will receive a confirmation email. At the time of the event, log in with your own NCURA username and password for the live webinar.
Step 4: Request Duke CE for the event. Please follow the instructions located here to request CE after the event.
For technical assistance email ncura@commpartners.com.
CE Confirmation Process
- Identify if the event is preapproved.
- Attend the event. You're expected to attend the full event or full sessions within a larger event to receive credit.
- Collect required documentation for CE.
- Attendance documentation confirming you participated (e.g. completion certificate, screenshots, materials provided).
- Registration is not proof of attendance.
- OERAF will accept confirmation from your supervisor that you attended the session if no confirmation is provided by the event organizer.
- Supervisor email confirmation that you attended will be accepted if the event did not provide confirmation of full attendance.
- Attendance documentation confirming you participated (e.g. completion certificate, screenshots, materials provided).
- Use the "Preapproved Events" option on the CE Request Form and submit by the CE DEADLINE. Deadlines for each event are listed above.
- CE is loaded into the LMS after the CE DEADLINE. The form allows us to compile the roster of applicants to add to the LMS.
► CE in excess of the Category Totals or the annual amount required for the year will not be added to the LMS.
Information for Event Organizers
Organizing an event you think should include Continuing Education credits? OERAF is happy to work with partners on campus to provide continuing education for sessions covering research administration topics.
Requirements
- An agenda and the topics to be covered
- The length of the event in hours (credits are issued in half-hour increments)
- Attendance record including all those who participated including their Duke Unique ID or Net ID
Contact us at ResearchFinanceEd@duke.edu to discuss our event.