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
Hi Mark,
If you search for “research” on the Policy Library
[1]https://www.uwa.edu.au/policy you’ll find the Research Integrity
Policy. I think you’ll find what you need there. I can be sure as the
policy administrator for this one is unavailable right now. While there
is nothing explicitly mentioned re: self-experimentation, there are
controls in there that reference the National Statement on Ethical Conduct
in Human Research etc.
Hope that helps somewhat.
Tim McMahon (he/him/his)
Manager Policy
M461, Perth WA 6009 Australia
+61 8 6488 8722 • +61 450557650 • [email address]
Dear Tim,
Many thanks for the prompt reply and for the information link.
Yours sincerely,
Mark R. Diamond