Research Ethics and Compliance

Research Ethics and Compliance upholds ethics protocols to ensure the health and welfare of humans, animals and the environment during research, teaching and testing.

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Research Ethics and Compliance

What we offer

Animal Care and Veterinary Services

The university is committed to maintaining high standards of animal care and use in animal-based research and teaching. The university is in full compliance with the Canadian Council on Animal Care, which has certified that UM's animal care and use program is in accordance with the standards of Good Animal Practice.

Human Ethics at Bannatyne campus

Bannatyne campus human ethics protocols apply to research in the Colleges of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, and Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, the affiliated teaching hospitals and their associated research foundations.

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Human Ethics at Fort Garry campus

The University of Manitoba is committed to protecting the rights and welfare of humans participating in research studies. All research projects involving humans conducted at, or under the auspices of UM, require prior ethics review and approval by a Research Ethics Board.

Contact us

Office of the Vice-President (Research and International)
Room 110 Administration Building
66 Chancellor's Circle
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada

research.communications@umanitoba.ca

204-474-6915

204-261-1317