Announcements
Update on Institutional Compliance with the new Tri-Agency Framework Agreement
As of January 2013, the Tri-Agencies NSERC, CIHR and SSHRChave renewed their agreement with research institutions.
The new agreement is available at:
This new agreement incorporates the new framework of rules and policies for the responsible conduct of research, including the requirement for researchers and applicants, as part of the regular grant application process, to consent to the public disclosure of personal information in the event of a serious breach of agency policy e.g. Deliberate misuse of researchfunds for personal benefit not related to research or scholarly misconduct.
In order to comply with the new agreement, the following Universityof Victoria policies have been updated:
Policy on Scholarly Integrity (Researchers not subject to the Framework Agreement) http://www.uvic.ca/universitysecretary/assets/docs/policies/AC1105_1160_A.pdf
Policy on Scholarly Integrity (Pursuant to the Framework Agreement) http://www.uvic.ca/universitysecretary/assets/docs/policies/AC1105_1160_B.pdf
Research Involving Humans http://www.uvic.ca/universitysecretary/assets/docs/policies/RH8105_1250_.pdf
You are strongly advised to review the new tri-agency agreementand UVic policies noted above.