Upholding Standards in Research Involving Animals & Humans Our institution is committed to upholding the highest ethical standards in research involving animals and humans. Applied Research and Innovation offers training, consultation, and other supports to ensure that research undertaken by staff, students, and faculty is conducted in a responsible and ethical manner. Our policies are in alignment with the requirements of the Tri-Council agencies (NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR). The Panel on Research Ethics provides an online tutorial, Course on Research Ethics which is an introduction to the 2nd edition of the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS-2). It consists of eight modules focusing on the guidance in TCPS-2 that is applicable to all research regardless of discipline or methodology. Access TCPS-2 Course Policies Persons conducting research at or in partnership with our institution are required to meet institutional policy and responsible conduct of research requirements. Researchers should familiarize themselves with the following policies: Academic Freedom Animal Care and Animal Usage College Involvement in Commercialization General Research Fund Intellectual Property and Ownership Research Involving Human Subjects Research Data Management Strategy If you have any questions about our research policies, please contact Acting Dean, Research and Innovation, Patricia Wolf Veiga at PWolfVeiga@NWPolytech.ca. Tri-Council Financial Compliance Our institution has a dedicated Tri-Council Financial compliance team consisting of the following personnel: Director, Finance Associate Dean, Applied Research and Innovation Manager, Financial Reporting Applied Research and Innovation Business Advisor Applied Research and Innovation Administrative Assistant National Bee Diagnostic Centre Administrative Assistant The committee meets regularly to ensure compliance with the Tri-Agency Financial Administration Guide and ensure our policies align with Tri-council requirements. Committee meetings are held three times per year in January, April and October. Report a Breach According to the Tri-Agency Framework for Responsible Conduct of Research, a breach of research ethics policy is defined as "the failure to comply with any Agency [or institutional] policy throughout the life cycle of a research project - from application for funding to the conduct of the research and the dissemination of research results." Examples of an ethics breach could include fabrication or falsification of data or findings; plagiarism, self-plagiarism, or redundant publication; destruction of records; invalid authorship or inadequate acknowledgement; mismanagement of funds in contravention of institutional or funding agency policy; or failure to report a conflict of interest (see the Responsible Conduct of Research policy for a full explanation of what constitutes an ethics breach). Breaches can be intentional or unintentional; even if researchers find themselves in breach of an ethics policy in error, they are still responsible and must take the appropriate rectifying actions. All inquiries and reports will be treated confidentially. If you have any concerns regarding a breach of conduct regarding animals, human subjects, research ethics or financial matters, please contact Acting Dean, Research and Innovation, Patricia Wolf Veiga at PWolfVeiga@NWPolytech.ca. Get in Touch If you have questions about our research policies or require more information on responsible conduct of research, contact us. Office: E401E Campus: Grande Prairie Campus Phone: 780-539-2078 Email: research@nwpolytech.ca