UCAR’s policy is to ensure appropriate standards are followed for the ethical treatment of humans that are the subject of research. The goals are to limit harm to participants in research and to protect the confidentiality and identity of individuals. Surveys, interviews and observations that involve human subjects constitute human subjects research. All UCAR researchers must comply with the regulations governing human subjects research. The federal law is set forth at 45 CFR Part 46 and the National Science Foundation’s regulation is listed at 45 CFR Part 690.
Research may constitute “human subjects research” when the researcher obtains data through intervention or interaction with a living individual or identifiable private information from a living individual. UCAR has established a Human Studies Committee (HSC) to review all proposals that may involve human subjects research.
The following information and procedures will assist researchers in following this policy:
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