Institutional Policies and Guidelines Related to Research and Graduate Studies

• Policy on Research Units  ~New~
• Procedures for Research Units  ~New~
• Policy on Research Chairs  ~New~
• Procedures and Guidelines for Research Chairs  ~New~
• CURC Program Post-Award Administrative Guidelines
• Policy on Conflicts of Interest in Research
• Conflicts of Interest Policy Disclosure Report Form
• Policy on Indirect Costs from Research Funding Agencies Accredited by SIRU *
• Policy on Indirect Costs Recovery from Research Funding Agencies not Accredited by SIRU
• Policy on Contract Research
• Policy on Postdoctoral Fellows
• Policy on the Administration of CIDA Grants
• Policy on Intellectual Property
• Intellectual Property – CUFA agreement Article 27 *
• Policy on the Treatment of Deficits in Research Accounts
• Employment of Research Personnel Hired by Grant Recipients Policy

Ethics and Compliance Related Policies

Research Involving Human Subjects

• Concordia University Policy for the Ethical Review of Research Involving Humans (under revision)
• TCPS 2—2nd edition of Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans
• EPTC 2 — 2e édition de l'Énoncé de politique des trois Conseils : Éthique de la recherche avec des êtres humains
• The TCPS 2 Tutorial: Course on Research Ethics (CORE)
• Le didacticiel EPTC 2 : Formation en éthique de la recherche (FER)
• Memorandum of Understanding (MOU): Agreement between the three federal granting agencies and every Canadian university, describing the basic requirements for obtaining and maintaining institutional eligibility to administer agency funds. Concordia signed in September 2002.
• Online Ethics Training Tutorial offered by the National Institutes of Health (NIH): “Human Participant Protections Education for Research Teams.” An overview of some of the fundamental ethical principles of the protection of human participants, including historical background and case studies.
• Inter-Agency Advisory Panel on Research Ethics (PRE). Advises on the development, evolution, interpretation and implementation of the TCPS.
• National Council on Ethics in Human Research (NCEHR). Among other things, hosts a listserv discussing questions of policy and practice relating to research ethics, and a directory of Canadian research ethics boards (REBs).

Research Involving Animal

• Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC)

Other Policies

• Tenure and Promotion – CUFA agreement Article 14
• Signing Authority Policy
• Space Allocation, Utilization and Alterations Policy
• Environmental Health and Safety Policy
• Radiation Safety Policy
• Policy for Management of Hazardous Materials
• Laser Safety Policy
• Biosafety Policy

* Policies in development, will be available soon.