Records relating to the management of research in the university
| Title | Animal use in teaching and research |
|---|---|
| Location | Office of research ethics; researchers |
| Legal authority | University of Waterloo Act, 1972; Animals for Research Act, s. 17; Canadian Council on Animal Care guidelines; University of Waterloo Guidelines for the Care and Use of Animals in Teaching and Research |
| Information may include | Names of researchers, contact information, funding, scope of project, including experimental design and procedures, third party opinions about individuals involved in the project, individual's own views or opinions |
| Uses | To determine the granting of ethics clearance to research experiments involving animals |
| Users | Office of research ethics; animal care committee members |
| Individuals in bank | Faculty, staff, students, post-docs, non-uWaterloo researchers |
| Retention | To be determined |
| Disposition | To be determined |
| Title | Human research ethics clearance |
|---|---|
| Location | Office of research ethics; researchers |
| Legal authority | University of Waterloo Act, 1972; Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct of Research in Humans, Article 1.1; University of Waterloo Statement on Human Research; Food and Drug Regulation, C. R. C., c. 870, c. 05.012; Medical Devices Regulations (SOR/98-282); Health Canada Guidance for Records Related to Clinical Trials (Guide 0068), 2006 |
| Information may include | Names of researchers, contact information, funding, scope of project, including methodology and procedures, progress of project, third party opinions about individuals involved in the project, individual's own views or opinions |
| Uses | To determine the granting of ethics clearance to research involving human participants, including clinical trials |
| Users | Office of research ethics, members of relevant research ethics committee, government agencies as required |
| Individuals in bank | Faculty, staff, students, post-docs, non-uWaterloo researchers, and, potentially, research participants |
| Retention | To be determined |
| Disposition | To be determined |
| Title | Research study participant pools |
|---|---|
| Location | Units collecting participant information |
| Legal authority | University of Waterloo Act, 1972 |
| Information may include | Name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, gender, age, ethnicity, personal characteristics and interests, self-reported medical and/or psychological history |
| Uses | To maintain a pool of potential participants for research studies |
| Users | Researchers, staff in relevant units |
| Individuals in bank | Volunteers for research studies |
| Retention | To be determined |
| Disposition | To be determined |