WHAT'S NEW in the Research Policy Handbook.

Chapter 1.
OFFICES, COMMITTEES AND PANELS THAT SUPPORT RESEARCH

Documents related to Stanford's Faculty Senate Committee on Research, Stanford offices, and Administrative Panels on Research Compliance

Chapter 2.
ACADEMIC POLICIES

Documents related to academic freedom, eligibility for Principal Investigatorship, openness in research, research misconduct, authorship, retention of research data, establishment of Independent Laboratories, student relationships with outside entities, and others

Chapter 3.
FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF SPONSORED PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION

Documents related to fiscal responsibilities of PIs; indirect costs, their application to different types of projects, and procedures for obtaining waivers; cost sharing; tuition remission; property; and others

Chapter 4.
CONFLICTS OF COMMITMENT AND INTEREST

Documents related to conflict of commitment and interest, and related forms; consulting policies for faculty and for academic staff-research; policies related to start-up companies and equity acquisition

Chapter 5.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Documents related to patents, copyrights, and tangible research property

Chapter 6.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

Basic policies, as well as specific requirements related to chemical hygiene, radiological hazards, lasers, and biohazardous agents; emergency procedures

Chapter 7.
HUMAN SUBJECTS IN RESEARCH

Description of Stanford's Human Research Protection Program (HRPP), including assurance of compliance with DHHS requirements, and special guidance on the use of women, students and laboratory personnel

Chapter 8.
LABORATORY ANIMALS IN RESEARCH

Stanford's Assurance of compliance with PHS requirements, and other documents related to the care and treatment of animals

Chapter 9.
NON-FACULTY RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS

Documents related to Graduate Student Research Assistants, Academic Staff-Research, Postdoctoral Scholars, Visiting Scholars and Visiting Researchers, and consultants

Chapter 10.
OTHER ASPECTS OF SPONSORED PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION

Documents related to proposal preparation, export controls, Research Participation Agreements, Industrial Affiliate programs, foreign-sponsored research, human embryonic stem cell research and other topics

A formatted version of the complete Table of Contents (Acrobat pdf) is available for those who wish to maintain a paper copy of the Research Policy Handbook.

Contact Ann George (anngeo@stanford.edu) if you have questions about this handbook.

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What's New in the Research Policy Handbook

As documents are updated, or new documents are added, you will see a notice to that effect here. New or revised documents will also be identified on the individual Table of Contents for each Chapter.

Graduate student salary and tuition allowance tables have been updated for the 2008-09 year. This information includes minimun RA and TA salaries, tuition allowance tables, and the pro-rated tuition calculation chart (Stanford access only). This information is linked to Chapter 3, Financial Aspects of Sponsored Project Administration and Chapter 9, Non-Faculty Research Appointments.

The following policy was updated in March 2008.

• 10.7   Human Stem Cell Research
  Policy has been updated to be more clear about scope and applicability to different types of research, including research involving adult stem cells, and to include information about recent technological advancements.
  
  

In January 2008, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced new salary caps for 2008. This information is incorporated into Stanford's policy on Salary Cap Administration. The underlying policy has not changed.