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McMaster Research Ethics Board Software Refresh

MREB is the McMaster University Research Ethics Board. It is responsible for reviewing all non-medical research involving human participants carried out by McMaster faculty, students and staff to ensure the safety and well-being of human participants. MREB ensures compliance with Canada’s Tri-Council Policy Statement on the Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans. In addition the Board is responsible for educating the University community and setting University policies with respect to research involving human participants. Board members represent a broad range of disciplines and faculties, especially those in which non-medical research with humans takes place.

The Research Technology Committee endorses the recommendation to refresh the MREB software to address the increase in submissions to MREB.

Read more about MREB and how to use the new tool.

Status History

In-Review September 25, 2017
Approved October 23, 2017
In-Progress December 12, 2017
Complete October 27, 2018

McMaster Research Ethics Board (MREB) currently relies on a semi-automated platform built on obsolete technology. The volume of submissions to MREB has increased dramatically in the past five years and the platform no longer meets MREB’s evolving needs. A software refresh is required to address the concerns with the current system.

A project team has been formed, and the software is expected to be available for new research projects starting in September 2018. More information about the project milestones and status is available on Confluence.

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