Recent Policy Updates

View updates to the Stanford Research Policy Handbook.

What’s New

  • March 18, 2024

    Link to Chapter 5.2

    Federalwide Assurance for Protection of Human Subjects

    Updated assurance statement to match what is current on our website
  • January 13, 2016

    Link to Chapter 5.2

    Federal-wide Assurance for Protection of Human Subjects

    Update LSPCH FWA.

  • August 6, 2014

    Link to Chapter 5.2

    Federal-wide Assurance for Protection of Human Subjects

    Update to accommodate the name change of the VA’s Palo Alto Institute for Research and Education (PAIRE) to Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research (PAVIR) and update PAVIR Federal Wide Assurance.

  • December 1, 2010

    Link to Chapter 5.2

    Federal-wide Assurance for Protection of Human Subjects

    Provides assurance of Stanford compliance with Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) regulations for the protection of human research subjects. Stanford University Assurance is effective through January 31, 2014.