The Office of Human Research Ethics (OHRE) has created a guidance document to help faculty determine what you need to do if an assignment for your class, or another piece of student work (like a…
The Office of Human Research Ethics (OHRE) launched a new online REB application platform, Western Research Ethics Manager (WREM) on September 7th, 2017. This switch to a new system required 3 different phases that would…
Registration is now open, and the full program posted, for the second biennial Research Western Conference. This series of collaborative workshops, seminars and presentations has been organized to help Western’s researchers and scholars kick their…
Many researchers conduct research outside their home institution, which is also known as multi-jurisdictional research. Examples of this kind of work include scholars collaborating with colleagues at other institutions or physically conducting their own research…
The Office of Human Research Ethics successfully launched the first of two migration phases for its new online protocol submission platform, WREM, on September 7, 2017. In order to continue to successfully transition the Research…
Western Research Ethics Management (WREM) updates Over the Christmas holidays the Office of Human Research Ethics updated a series of forms within WREM, which will become active on January 24, 2017. They include Non-Medical Research…
The Panel on Research Ethics has announced a new set of educational resources to assist people who are participating in research or are considering joining a research study. This material offers information about how the…
The Office of Human Research Ethics has updated a series of forms within WREM, which will become active on December 11, 2017. They include Health Sciences Research Ethics Board (REB) and Non-Medical REB initial and…
The Office of Human Research Ethics will no longer be sending reminder notifications, through ROMEO, that study expiry dates are coming up. WREM will continue to send courtesy notifications for studies currently in WREM. If…
Additional information about the launch of the new online protocol submission platform – Western Research Ethics Manager (WREM) – on September 7, 2017: Attestation A previous memo indicated chairs, chiefs and department heads will now…
