University research policies regarding self-experimentation
To the University.
I would be grateful if you would, if possible, deal with this request under administrative arrangements rather than invoking the cumbersome machinery of the Freedom of Information/Right to Information Act.
I am seeking a copy of any policy documents that your university has (most likely with your Human Research Ethics Committee [HREC], or similar) regarding research involving self-experimentation, by which I mean those projects or experiments in which the only participant is the researcher themselves.
I am particularly interested in (i) whether your university has an explicit policy regarding self-experimentation, and (ii) whether self-experimentation requires HREC review.
Yours faithfully,
Mark R. Diamond
Dear James Cook University,
Shortly before Christmas, I sent you a request for some information. I have received neither a reply nor an acknowledgement of your receipt of my request. The request is repeated below. I would be grateful for your prompt reply.
Yours faithfully,
Mark R. Diamond
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To the University.
I would be grateful if you would, if possible, deal with this request under administrative arrangements rather than invoking the cumbersome machinery of the Freedom of Information/Right to Information Act.
I am seeking a copy of any policy documents that your university has (most likely with your Human Research Ethics Committee [HREC], or similar) regarding research involving self-experimentation, by which I mean those projects or experiments in which the only participant is the researcher themselves.
I am particularly interested in (i) whether your university has an explicit policy regarding self-experimentation, and (ii) whether self-experimentation requires HREC review.
Yours faithfully,
Mark R. Diamond
Dear Mark
Thanks you for your interest in JCU’s human research ethics policies.
JCU does not have any specific policies related to human
self-experimentation. However, being human research, it would be required
to undergo ethical review by the JCU Human Research Ethics Committee which
operates in accordance with the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in
Human Research.
Regards
Dr Craig Godfrey BVSc
Manager, Animal Welfare and Research Ethics
Animal Welfare Officer – JCU Connect
Research Division
James Cook University, Australia
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Dear Dr Godfrey,
Many thanks for your reply and for the helpful information.
Yours sincerely,
Mark R. Diamond