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Policies & guidelines

The following policies and guidelines inform research ethics at Athabasca University.

Internal policies and procedures

  • AU Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans Policy
  • AU Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans Procedures

Federal policies

  • Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS2)
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Research Data Archiving Policy

External policies

  • University of Alberta Animal Research Ethics Policy

Guidelines

  • Guidelines for Applicants
  • Guideline for Secondary Use of Data in Research
  • Guideline for Research in Dual-Role Situations
  • Guidance Statement on Incentives

Updated July 07, 2021 by Research (research@athabascau.ca)

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