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HDR Supervisor Induction

The Research Integrity Office provides training, advice, and support for high-quality research conducted with integrity and within legislative frameworks. We ensure compliance with various acts and codes related to research integrity, ethics, hazardous materials, and radiation safety.

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HDR Supervisor Induction

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  1. HDR Supervisor Induction Research Integrity, Ethics and Hazardous Materials Dr Matt Carroll, Radiation Safety Advisor

  2. Research Integrity Office RESEARCH OFFICE AT CURTIN The Research Integrity Team is here to provide assistance to help facilitate high quality research that is conducted with integrity and within the legislative framework. As an office we: provide training & specialised advice; promote and monitor compliance; and process applications for permits and approvals.

  3. Legislation • Poisons Act • Radiation Safety Act • Gene Technology Act • Biosecurity Act • Defence Trade Controls Act • National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research • Animal Welfare Act • Australian code for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes • Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research • Curtin University’s Research Management Policy • Curtin University’s Responsible Conduct of Research Policy

  4. Research Integrity Office Staff • Responsible Conduct of Research • Manager Research Integrity: Dr Catherine Gangell (Parental leave) / Gail Dixon • Human Research Ethics • Team Leader Ethics: Amy Bowater • Clinical Trials Advisor: Anneli Robbshaw • Senior Research Services Officer: Alina Dmitrieva • Research Services Officers: Wendy Jacobs (Hlth), Heather Johnson (S&E), Pam Lee (CBS), Stephanie Holmquest (Hum) • Animal Research Ethics • Team Leader Ethics: Amy Bowater • Manager Animal Facility: Dr Beng Chua • Senior Research Services Officer: Alina Dmitrieva • Animal Welfare • Manager Animal Facility: Dr Beng Chua • Animal Welfare Officer: Dr Tara Pike • Animal Technicians: Kodee King, Dr Ashleigh Wolfe • Hazardous Materials • Biosafety and Defence Trade Control : Dr Bernadette Bradley • Radiation Safety and Poisons : Dr Matt Carroll

  5. Research Integrity Professional Development eCourse • All researchers at Curtin University must conduct research in accordance with the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research. • iPerformfor Staff • Blackboard for Students • Part A: Outlines good research practice • Part B: Deals with breaches of the code, research misconduct, and the framework for resolving allegations • Research Integrity Advisers • Provide advice to researchers with queries related to the Code • https://staffportal.curtin.edu.au/wps/myportal/staff/research/training • Contact details in the Research Integrity Manual

  6. Responsibilities of Supervisors From the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research • Ensure training (section 3.3) • Discipline-based research methods and other relevant skills • Mentor and provide support (section 3.4) • Guide professional development • Provide guidance in all matters relating to research conduct and overseeing all stages of the research process including ethics, funding, reporting and other approvals • Ensure valid and accurate research (section 3.5) • Oversight of the research outcomes • Research methods and outcomes are appropriate and valid • Ensure appropriate attribution (section 3.6) • Appropriate credit for their work

  7. Human Research Ethics • Human research is conducted with or about people, or their data or tissue. • - Taking part in surveys, interviews or focus groups • - Undergoing psychological, physiological or medical testing or treatment • - Being observed by researchers • - The collection and use of participants’ body organs, tissues, fluids or exhaled breath • - Researchers having access to the participants’ personal documents or other materials • - Access to participants’ information as part of an existing published or unpublished source or database

  8. Human Research Ethics – Core principles • Respect for human beings • Regard for the welfare, beliefs, customs etc. • Research merit and integrity • Scientific validity of the project • Justice • No unfair burden, exploitation etc. • Beneficence • Benefits must outweigh/justify the risks

  9. Human Research Ethics Application Workflow Application submitted 1-2 days Low risk Non-Low risk Negligible risk 2 weeks Advisory Committee (unless Candidacy has been approved) Review within the School/Faculty 1 week Review by Research Services Officers (Ethics) Review by Team Lead (Ethics) 4 weeks Human Research Ethics Committee

  10. Animal Ethics • An animal is defined as “any live non-human vertebrate (that is, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, encompassing domestic animals, purpose-bred animals, livestock, wildlife) and cephalopods” • Animal research is divided into three categories: • Teaching studies • Research studies • Observational studies

  11. Animal Ethics Application Workflow Application submitted 3 R’s • The replacement of animals with other methods • The reduction in the number of animals used by good experimental design and use of statistics. • The refinement of techniques used to reduce adverse impact. Up to 6 weeks Animal Ethics Committee 1 week Approval

  12. Hazardous Materials & Equipment • Chemical, Radiological and Biological Hazards • Compliance requirements • Permits, approvals, licences etc. • Infrastructure requirements • PC2, radioisotope lab etc.

  13. Radiation and Biosafety Application Workflow Radiation Application submitted Biosafety Application submitted 1 week Assessment of compliance requirements Assessment of compliance requirements Regulator Approval Regulator Approval Up to 1 year 4 weeks Radiation Safety Officer/Committee Institutional Biosafety Committee

  14. Research Integrity website & resourceshttps://staffportal.curtin.edu.au/wps/myportal/staff/research/training

  15. Hazard Identification Tool • Purpose • - Identify some of the hazards (biological, radiological, chemical, poisonous). Now also includes ethics. • - Receive feedback telling you about the major State and Federal legislation that regulate the use of the hazards that you identify. • - Help you to seek the necessary approvals and prepare the risk assessment. • When should it be used • - At the very start of a HDR programme, before work commences. • - Form part of the student’s Application for Candidacy documentation. • How is it accessed • Online at https://hit.curtin.edu.au/

  16. Applying for project approval - InfoEd • Apply for and manage your approvals from Curtin’s : • Animal Ethics Committee, Human Research Ethics Committee, Institutional Biosafety Committee, Radiation Safety Committee • Students can submit the application but cannot be Chief Investigators • - When a Student creates an application, they must assign a Staff member as the Chief Investigator. • - They must add themselves as an investigator on the form to see the application. • - They can find the application by searching for the record number in ‘quick find’. • InfoEd: https://infoed.curtin.edu.au/ • InfoEd help guides https://staffportal.curtin.edu.au/wps/myportal/staff/research/training

  17. Links • National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (NHMRC) https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/book/national-statement-ethical-conduct-human-research • Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/_files_nhmrc/file/research/research-integrity/r39_australian_code_responsible_conduct_research_150811.pdf • Curtin University’s Research Management Policy http://policies.curtin.edu.au/findapolicy/docs/Research_Management_Policy.pdf • Curtin University’s Responsible Conduct of Research Policy http://policies.curtin.edu.au/findapolicy/docs/Responsible_Conduct_of_Research_Policy.pdf • Animal Welfare Act (WA) 2002 https://www.slp.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/main_mrtitle_50_homepage.html • Australian code for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes 8th ed https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/guidelines-publications/ea28 • Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/_files_nhmrc/file/research/research-integrity/r39_australian_code_responsible_conduct_research_150811.pdf

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