Recent Policy Updates

View updates to the Stanford Research Policy Handbook.

What’s New

  • August 14, 2020

    Link to Chapter 10.3

    Postdoctoral Scholars

    Extensive and housekeeping edits throughout the policy.
  • June 11, 2020

    Link to Chapter 2.1

    Principal Investigator Eligibility and Criteria for Exceptions

    Add language for two pilots - CEs in SOM and SLAC scientists and engineers; clarify 'school dean's office' in Career Development exception section.
  • Faculty Policy on Conflict of Commitment and Interest

    Attachment A Revised

  • Consulting and Other Outside Professional Activities by Members of the Academic Council and Medical Center Line Faculty

    Updated Attachment A.

  • Faculty Policy on Conflict of Commitment and Interest

    Created new attachment A approved by OGC and VPDoR
  • April 27, 2020

    Link to Chapter 10.3

    Postdoctoral Scholars

    Decision of Provost is final.
  • Postdoctoral Scholars

    Include updated date, changed section on appealing to the president to the Provost.
  • March 19, 2020

    Link to Chapter 3.2

    Management of Project Expenditures

    OGC and DoR made temporary update to the statement for COVID-19 purposes
  • January 28, 2020

    Link to Chapter 4.7

    Institutional Conflict of Interest in Research Involving Human Subjects

    After review by Committee on Research; changes approved by VPDOR, President&Provost for updates to composition of ICOIC (section 5.D.)
  • September 9, 2019

    Link to Chapter 10.3

    Postdoctoral Scholars

    Update Attachment D Regarding Leave Policy 3.A.1, bullet point 5.