Human Research Ethics

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NOTE: The Office of Human Research Ethics will be closed June 30 and July 1, 2022. We will re-open July 4, 2022.

On behalf of Western's research ethics boards, we manage the approval and monitoring process for the use of humans in research at the university and its affiliated hospitals and research institutes. All research involving humans conducted by faculty, staff or students at Western or its affiliated hospitals or research institutes must be approved by a Western-sanctioned review board.

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