Research Ethics

EREB (Education Research Ethics Board) assists students in the Faculty of Education in preparing ethics submissions for GREB review.

The role of EREB is to ensure that research is able to meet its intended outcome in a manner that reduces and minimizes risk to both the researcher(s) and the participants.

EREB conducts a scholarly review at the same time it conducts an ethical review. For studies that have been reviewed and approved by other external agencies, for example, SSHRC, the scholarly review completed by that agency fulfills this requirement. In addition to reviewing submissions, EREB answers questions about research ethics, suggests changes to a study in order to address ethics issues, and makes presentations to B.Ed. and graduate students about research ethics.

The Education Research Ethics Board (EREB) committee for 2023/2024 is:

Required For All Submissions

• LOI/Consent Form: Find them under "Letter of Information/Consent Form Resources" on the GREB homepage
• Supporting Materials. Recruitment scripts, surveys, interviews, protocols, etc. Examples available on the GREB homepage
• CORE Certificate Information and Forms (see link to training below)
• No longer needed: Letter from supervisor agreeing that application is ready for review by EREB/GREB - this is now a checkbox within the application form (for student applications only)

Information and Forms:

• Examples of Letters of Information/Consent Forms, Scripts, Agreements & FAQs can be found partway down the GREB homepage
• Course on Research Ethics (CORE) (Required for all submissions - please include the certificate as an attachment) - see link under the "Ethics" tab on the top bar of the GREB homepage
• Off-Campus Activity Safety Policy Planning Record (Required for international research)
• Tri-Council Policy Statement (TCPS): Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans
• Tri-Agency Open Access Policy
• Guidance on completing and reviewing the new GREB Standard Application Form - see link in the "Application Form Resources" section on the GREB homepage
• EREB Workshop Presentation (a basic summary of the ethics process)
• Note: if any links are not working, please contact Kyle Cummings-Bentley

Submission Deadlines, EREB & GREB: