Recent Policy Updates

View updates to the Stanford Research Policy Handbook.

What’s New

  • October 10, 2001

    Link to Chapter 5.5

    Use of Employees or Laboratory Personnel as Research Subjects

    Presents guidelines for participation by employees or laboratory personnel as subjects in Stanford research projects.

  • September 27, 2001

    Link to Chapter 5.7

    Training in the Protection of Human Subjects in Research

    This policy will be enforced for NIH awards made on or after October 1, 2000. For all other research involving human subjects, this requirement was effective on January 1, 2001.

  • Preparation and Submission of Proposal Budgets

    Clarifications related to expenditure management were added.

  • University Commitments Pertaining to Sponsored Project Proposals

    Requirement related to commitment of PI effort for research projects was established.

  • March 1, 2001

    Link to Chapter 3.1

    Preparation and Submission of Proposal Budgets

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

  • Preparation, Review, and Submission of Sponsored Project Proposals

    Requirement related to commitment of PI effort for research projects was established.

  • October 12, 2000

    Link to Chapter 1.4

    Openness in Research

    Formerly titled "Secrecy in Research," the name of this policy was changed by the Senate of the Academic Council.

  • October 12, 2000

    Link to Chapter 18.2

    Charge to the Committee on Research

    Amended by the Academic Senate to add one Postdoctoral Scholar to the Committee.

  • September 15, 2000

    Link to Chapter 10.4

    Retention of Consultants

    Summarizes University policy and procedures on the use of paid consultants on sponsored projects at Stanford.

  • December 1, 1999

    Link to Chapter 14.3

    University Commitments Pertaining to Sponsored Project Proposals

    Requirements related to budget justification.