Dr. Frank Tester, Professor of Social Work, is a member of the Behavioural Research Ethics Board. His research includes the Nanisiniq Arviat History Project, involving Inuit youth and Elders exploring their culture and the history of their community.
UBC’s program to protect human research participants seeks to ensure that UBC research is conducted in accordance with the highest ethical standards. Our activities involve a number of administrative and academic units,
As articulated in Canada’s recently revised national guideline, the Tri-Council Policy Statement on Ethical Research Involving Humans (TCPS2), there is no doubt that research benefits society in countless ways. However, some research can involve certain risks to research participants.
Accordingly, UBC's Policy #89 mandates that all research involving human participants that is conducted under the auspices of the University must be approved by and overseen by a sanctioned Research Ethics Board. The Research Ethics Boards at UBC and affiliated institutions ensure that research is designed and conducted to protect the rights, welfare and privacy of research participants.
All UBC Research Ethics Boards have an assurance of compliance approved by the United States Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP). The Assurance obligates UBC researchers who conduct research supported by the US Federal government or regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration to comply with applicable US Federal Regulations. UBC’s Research Ethics Boards share a common set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that comply with these regulations.
This site provides information relating to the ethical review of research with human participants. For information about Conflict of Interest or research with non-human subjects, please visit the Office of Research Services.
