Researcher Resources

We want you to succeed in your research project and ensure that you do so ethically and responsibly.

The Research Ethics and Compliance team has compiled resources that will guide you through your project to ensure that you follow the proper processes when you conduct your research from process and guideline documentation to articles with tips and recommendations. 

Processes and Guidelines

General Ethics Guidelines

The General Ethics Guidelines provide you with comprehensive information for conducting ethical research involving human participants. It outlines principles and procedures that ensure the integrity and safety of your research projects. 

Informed Consent Guidelines

The Informed Consent Guidelines walks you through how to obtain informed consent from human participants and what should be included in an informed consent form. We provide you with the template and the guidelines to complete the statement. 

Templates

Find common research ethics and complaince templates that you can use for your project: 

• Informed Consent: A standard informed consent form. 
• Child Assent: For gathering informed consent from participants under 16 years old.
• Debriefing Form: To explain the true purpose of the research activities when deception or partial disclosure is used.
• PREP & LSRPS Recruitment: To recruit participants from the Laurier SONA platforms.
• Email Recruitment: To recruit participants through email.
• Poster Recruitment: To recruit participants passively in physical locations or online.
• Telephone Recruitment: To recruit participants over the phone.
• Confidentiality Agreement: To confirm confidentiality when working with research assistants, translators, other participants, etc.

Resources

• Top Tips for an Efficient Research Ethics Review: Review some common issues in ethics review applications and potential solutions to them. 
• Research Ethics Board Exemptions: Some research projects may be exempt from REB review.