Research Ethics information for QSC Researchers

We’ve been working diligently on gathering all the applicable Ethics information for you and your research students and staff. 

We’ve included links to the Ethics website documents where they may be found for future reference (the Ethics Office recommends NOT downloading and saving documents to ensure the most up to date version is used for each submission), along with links to policies, SOPs, guidance, compliance, and training sections of the website.  We trust you will find the compiled information useful. 

FYI, there is also an Ethics Office weekly VIRTUAL drop-in session every Thursday from 10-11 am for support and questions/answers. 

Link to TRAQ Researcher Portal Sign-on for new (student researchers) and existing users: Researcher Portal Sign On | Tools for Research at Queen’s (TRAQ) (queensu.ca)

Link to Research Ethics Guidebook and to the downloadable PDF file: Research Ethics Board Guidebook | Vice-Principal (Research) (queensu.ca)

Link to Research Ethics Glossary of Terms: Ethics-Glossary-of-Term.pdf (queensu.ca)

Link to Ethics Resources, Portals, and Courses: Resources, Portals and Courses | Vice-Principal (Research) (queensu.ca)

Link to general Research Policies and forms: Research Policies | Vice-Principal Research (queensu.ca)

Link to Ethics Standard Operating Procedures: Ethics Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) | Vice-Principal (Research) (queensu.ca)

Link to Ethics compliance and training: Compliance and Training for Human Participants Research | Vice-Principal (Research) (queensu.ca)

Link to “How to start your Ethics application” – step by step guidance:  How to start your Ethics application | Vice-Principal (Research) (queensu.ca)

Link to HSREB training: HSREB Training | Tools for Research at Queen’s (TRAQ) (queensu.ca)

Link to GREB training: GREB Training | Tools for Research at Queen’s (TRAQ) (queensu.ca)

Link to Ethics Guidelines/forms/templates – “Informed Consent” guidelines mid-way down page: Guidelines / Policies / Templates | Vice-Principal (Research) (queensu.ca)

1. Ethics submission checklist and downloadable templates: Applicant Checklist | Vice-Principal (Research) (queensu.ca)
2. Guidelines on Recruitment Posters and Emails – section on templates at bottom of page: Queen’s REB Guidelines on Recruitment Posters and Emails | Vice-Principal (Research) (queensu.ca) – common QSC samples follow:
   1. Sample HSREB recruitment poster: Recruitment-Poster-Sample-HSREB.docx (live.com)
   2. Sample GREB recruitment poster: Recruitment-Poster-Sample-GREB.docx (live.com)
   3. Sample recruitment email: Recruitment-Email-Template.docx (live.com)
3. HSREB Informed Consent Form (ICF) template: ICF-template-for-Prospective-Research-with-Human-Participants-HSREB.docx (live.com)
   1. GREB ICF template: ICF-template-for-Prospective-Research-with-Human-Participants-GREB.docx (live.com)
   2. Verbal Consent log template: Verbal-Consent-Log-Template-HSREB-GREB.docx (live.com)
   3. SOP 701 – Informed Consent Form Requirements and Documentation: SOP 701 – Informed Consent Form Requirements and Documentation | Vice-Principal (Research) (queensu.ca)
   4. Data Collection Sheet template: Data-Collection-Sheet-Template-04-09-2024.docx (live.com)
4. Guidelines on the Use of Social Media in Research: Queen’s REB Guidelines on the Use of Social Media in Research | Vice-Principal (Research) (queensu.ca)

Ethics Office staff Contact information for further information and/or questions: Ethics | Vice-Principal (Research) (queensu.ca)