An IRB (Institutional Review Board), also known as an independent ethics committee or ethical review board, is a group that reviews and monitors research involving human subjects.
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Where can I go to get IRB approval?
I want to conduct research independently once done with school. Where can I go to get IRB approval? I know that some businesses have collaborated with universities to get IRB approval but want to know more. What is the process? Do universities…
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How can I get human-subjects approval from a nearby university?
I am a high school student planning to do a research project involving human participants. This is for a research class at my school, and one of my teachers told me that I need IRB approval. My research mentor has a computer science PhD.
I want to…
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Why does something being an "experiment" automatically trigger the need for an IRB?
As an example, imagine you're running the faculty of computer science and decide which books to use for the next semester.
You pick book A for all students -> no IRB review needed
You pick book B for all students -> no IRB needed
You pick book A…
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