University research policies regarding self-experimentation

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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

RTI, University of the Sunshine Coast

Dear Mark,

 

Thank you for your enquiry, which I have treated as an informal
information request.

 

All policies relevant to research are publicly available via the
[1]Policies and Procedures page, including the Human Research Ethics –
Governing Policy and Human Research Ethics – Procedures.

 

There is not a separate policy for self-experimentation and, as
articulated in the Human Research Ethics policy and procedures, any
research involving human participants would need to undergo an ethical
review process.

 

Kind regards,

Chelsea Harper

 

RTI and Privacy Officer

University of the Sunshine Coast

 

From: Mark R. Diamond <[FOI #9751 email]>
                                                                                                                                       
Sent: Wednesday, 21 December 2022 12:53 PM
To: RTI <[email address]>
Subject: Right to Information request - 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

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Dear Chelsea,
Many thanks for your helpful reply.
Yours sincerely,

Mark R. Diamond