Recent Policy Updates

Modified to provide clarification and streamline the process.

The salary cap moved to a lower government pay level.

Provides clarification about health and safety procedures for campus based research funded through the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

Establishes policy for ensuring the safe use and handling of biohazardous agents and recombinant DNA (r-DNA) at Stanford.

Describes responsibilities and procedures for laser safety at Stanford.

Summarizes policies related to radiological hazards.

Summarizes key components of the Chemical Hygiene Plan for Laboratories, an element of Stanford's Chemical Hazard Communication Policy.

Clarifies the registration status of graduate students who are visiting Stanford for the purpose of conducting research under the supervision of a Stanford faculty member. Such visitors will be appointed as nonmatriculated graduate students in the category of Visiting Student Researchers. Effective September 1, 2011, the process for appointing and billing these students is changed as described here. 

Requirements related to commitment of PI effort for research projects were revised.

Illustrates the major categories of sponsored projects, i.e., organized research (including both sponsored research and University research), sponsored instruction, and other sponsored activities.