Policy Details
Policy category Research
Responsible department
Graduate Studies and Research Office
Approval authority Board of Governors
Original approval date
Next review date

This policy establishes the ethical standards and requirements for research, teaching and testing involving human participants at Nipissing University. Guided by the Tri-Council Policy Statement on Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans, it promotes the responsible conduct of research and safeguards the welfare, dignity, privacy and rights of participants through oversight by the University’s Research Ethics Board.
In this policy, you will find:
• Introduction
• Applicability
• Essential Ethical Principles of Research Involving Human Participants
• Research Ethics Board
• Ethics Review of the Involvement of Human Participants
• Accountability and Transparency
• Non-Compliance
• Published Procedures of this Policy