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MCGILL UNIVERSITY
Regulation on the Conduct of Research excerpt
http://www.mcgill.ca/secretariat/sites/mcgill.ca.secretariat/files/conduct-of-research-regulation-on_2.pdf
Regulations on the Conduct of Research 1
REGULATION ON THE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH
This Regulation replaces the following:
Policy on Research Ethics
Regulations on Research Policy
PREAMBLE
Research and scholarship is central to the mission of the University. It is the cornerstone of the continuing
creation of the knowledge which is the foundation of all disciplines. It directly contributes to social well-being,
health, culture, economic development and the advancement of society.
Research and scholarship can flourish only in a climate of academic freedom which includes freedom of inquiry
and the right to disseminate the results thereof, freedom to challenge conventional thought, freedom from
institutional censorship, and the privilege of conducting research on human and animal subjects. However, with
academic freedom comes the responsibility to ensure that all research and scholarship: is informed by the
principles of honesty, integrity, trust, accountability and collegiality meets high scientific and ethical standards is
conducted with honest and thoughtful inquiry, rigorous analysis, and accountability for the use of professional
standards and seeks to increase knowledge in ways that do not harm but which benefit society.
The cultivation of these values in the University community are advanced by the ongoing education of its
members in matters of research integrity, and by adopting and following appropriate policies within which
research and scholarship should be conducted, policies which all major funding agencies require universities to
have in place.
This Regulation, therefore, establishes a general framework for the conduct of research. It is premised on
individual responsibility for the selection and conduct of research and scholarship as individual members of the
University community are best positioned, through special knowledge, to be aware of both the manner in which
their Research and scholarly activity is being conducted and the consequences of such activity. Special
responsibility rests with Researchers to remain aware of the consequences of their Research and to balance the
potential benefits against the possibility of harmful applications.
This Regulation should be interpreted in a manner is consistent with the vision of the University as a research
and scholarly community committed to the principles of academic freedom, honesty, integrity, trust, accountability
and collegiality, and the idea that fair play must prevail at all times.
This Regulation does not replace the policies and guidelines of agencies sponsoring research or which have
oversight of particular research activities.
Last revised:
Senate September 22, 2011 Minute IIB7
Board of Governors September 27, 2011 Minute 6
Full history appears at the end of this document.
Regulation on the Conduct of Research 5
4. RESEARCH DATA
4.1 A Researcher shall collect Data concerning human and animal subjects in accordance with the
Regulatory Framework governing the use of such subjects.
4.2 A Researcher shall respect the laws governing access to personal information and privacy in his or her
collection and use of Data.
4.3 A Student may engage in Research in which use of certain kinds of Data, in the custody of a government
or Person, is restricted provided that:
(i) the eventual publication of Research based on the Data is permitted and
(ii) subject to section 4.3.1, any delay in publication does not exceed one (1) year.
4.3.1 A request by a third party for a delay in publication of Research undertaken by a Student for his or her
thesis that exceeds one (1) year may be agreed to only in exceptional cases and shall require:
(i) the written of s
the written approval
the Vice-Principal (Research and International Relations) and
(c) the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
4. A Researcher shall use or Data or she knows to be, or has reasonable grounds to
believe are, false of unless it is so .
4.5 A Researcher shall organize his or her Data a manner that its by third
4.6 Retention of Data
4. A shall retain in in her and
for:
(i) the period by the Agency supporting Research or
(ii) in the absence of an Agency specification, a period of seven (7) years from publication of the
Data.
4.6.2 Each unit to its needs for the
and recording of Data.
4.6.2.1 Data shall by a Principal I or the department or research in which they
were generated as agreed to the P Investigator and his or .
4.6.2.2 A Researcher who ceases to be a member of the University shall deposit his or her Data with the
or research unit where the Datathat generated alternative written arrangements are
with his or her Chair.
4.6.3 In the event that Data obtained from a limited access database or under a Research Related
cannot be retained by a Principal I ,the Principal Investigator must
Chair in writing with the of the Data or the limited-access database.
4.7 Access to Research Data
4.7.1 Subject to exceptions based on a duty of confidentiality and the laws respecting intellectual property and
access to information, a Researcher shall make his or her Data available after publication to an Agency or
established scientific or scholarly journal presenting a reasonable and legitimate written request to
examine the Data.
MCGILL UNIVERSITY
Regulation on the Conduct of Research excerpt
http://www.mcgill.ca/secretariat/sites/mcgill.ca.secretariat/files/conduct-of-research-regulation-on_2.pdf
Regulations on the Conduct of Research 1
REGULATION ON THE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH
This Regulation replaces the following:
Policy on Research Ethics
Regulations on Research Policy
PREAMBLE
Research and scholarship is central to the mission of the University. It is the cornerstone of the continuing
creation of the knowledge which is the foundation of all disciplines. It directly contributes to social well-being,
health, culture, economic development and the advancement of society.
Research and scholarship can flourish only in a climate of academic freedom which includes freedom of inquiry
and the right to disseminate the results thereof, freedom to challenge conventional thought, freedom from
institutional censorship, and the privilege of conducting research on human and animal subjects. However, with
academic freedom comes the responsibility to ensure that all research and scholarship: is informed by the
principles of honesty, integrity, trust, accountability and collegiality meets high scientific and ethical standards is
conducted with honest and thoughtful inquiry, rigorous analysis, and accountability for the use of professional
standards and seeks to increase knowledge in ways that do not harm but which benefit society.
The cultivation of these values in the University community are advanced by the ongoing education of its
members in matters of research integrity, and by adopting and following appropriate policies within which
research and scholarship should be conducted, policies which all major funding agencies require universities to
have in place.
This Regulation, therefore, establishes a general framework for the conduct of research. It is premised on
individual responsibility for the selection and conduct of research and scholarship as individual members of the
University community are best positioned, through special knowledge, to be aware of both the manner in which
their Research and scholarly activity is being conducted and the consequences of such activity. Special
responsibility rests with Researchers to remain aware of the consequences of their Research and to balance the
potential benefits against the possibility of harmful applications.
This Regulation should be interpreted in a manner is consistent with the vision of the University as a research
and scholarly community committed to the principles of academic freedom, honesty, integrity, trust, accountability
and collegiality, and the idea that fair play must prevail at all times.
This Regulation does not replace the policies and guidelines of agencies sponsoring research or which have
oversight of particular research activities.
Last revised:
Senate September 22, 2011 Minute IIB7
Board of Governors September 27, 2011 Minute 6
Full history appears at the end of this document.
Regulation on the Conduct of Research 5
4. RESEARCH DATA
4.1 A Researcher shall collect Data concerning human and animal subjects in accordance with the
Regulatory Framework governing the use of such subjects.
4.2 A Researcher shall respect the laws governing access to personal information and privacy in his or her
collection and use of Data.
4.3 A Student may engage in Research in which use of certain kinds of Data, in the custody of a government
or Person, is restricted provided that:
(i) the eventual publication of Research based on the Data is permitted and
(ii) subject to section 4.3.1, any delay in publication does not exceed one (1) year.
4.3.1 A request by a third party for a delay in publication of Research undertaken by a Student for his or her
thesis that exceeds one (1) year may be agreed to only in exceptional cases and shall require:
(i) the written of s
the written approval
the Vice-Principal (Research and International Relations) and
(c) the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
4. A Researcher shall use or Data or she knows to be, or has reasonable grounds to
believe are, false of unless it is so .
4.5 A Researcher shall organize his or her Data a manner that its by third
4.6 Retention of Data
4. A shall retain in in her and
for:
(i) the period by the Agency supporting Research or
(ii) in the absence of an Agency specification, a period of seven (7) years from publication of the
Data.
4.6.2 Each unit to its needs for the
and recording of Data.
4.6.2.1 Data shall by a Principal I or the department or research in which they
were generated as agreed to the P Investigator and his or .
4.6.2.2 A Researcher who ceases to be a member of the University shall deposit his or her Data with the
or research unit where the Datathat generated alternative written arrangements are
with his or her Chair.
4.6.3 In the event that Data obtained from a limited access database or under a Research Related
cannot be retained by a Principal I ,the Principal Investigator must
Chair in writing with the of the Data or the limited-access database.
4.7 Access to Research Data
4.7.1 Subject to exceptions based on a duty of confidentiality and the laws respecting intellectual property and
access to information, a Researcher shall make his or her Data available after publication to an Agency or
established scientific or scholarly journal presenting a reasonable and legitimate written request to
examine the Data.
