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 Mark,
Thank you for your query.
The University does not have a specific policy on self-experimentation.
For your reference, all policies and information relating to the human research ethics at the University is publicly available at:
https://research.unsw.edu.au/recs/human-...
Sincerely,
Paul
UNSW Right to Information