Research Involving Human Participants
The Code of Federal Regulations, (Title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 46), published by the Office for Protection from Research Risks (OPRR) was adopted by National Louis University as institutional policy in 1990. The policy is administered by the Office of the Provost and Institutional Research and Review Board (IRRB). The Office of the Provost and IRRB ensure compliance with NLU’s policies and procedures for conducting ethical research involving human participants. Any activity that gathers or will use information which involves human participants (directly or indirectly) may fall within the definition of research and be under the purview of IRRB review. This includes any research conducted by NLU faculty and NLU students that is considered part of one’s academic work at NLU, funded research, and research involving NLU students by outside institutions. IRRB application forms, guidance for writing informed consent documents, and resources related to review of research with human participants may be obtained from the Office of the Provost’s IRRB website: nl.edu/about/leadership/provost/institutionalresearchreviewboard.