The University, working with stakeholders, has revised the Harvard Research Data Security Policy (HRDSP), which will be effective as of July 15, 2020. The updated HRDSP better reflects current roles and practices, and importantly, requires use of the existing applications (e.g. ESTR-IRB, Agreements-DUA, and Data Safety and Security) to...

Starting May 15th, 2020, the University will be implementing a partial rollout of the updated Research Data Security Policy Guidance!
 

What is meant by partial?

• As part of their review, IRB’s will begin assigning non-Sensitive/Sensitive determinations, as opposed to a...

From the NIH Press Release (March 3, 2020):

Certificates of Confidentiality protect identifiable, sensitive research information from disclosure. While Certificates of Confidentiality are issued automatically for NIH-funded research, non-NIH funded research that collects identifiable, sensitive information can request a certificate.

NIH has updated its Certificate of Confidentiality request process for non-NIH funded research through a new online system. The new system simplifies the request process by using self-certification statements and shortened text fields,...

The Revised Rule (aka “2018 Requirements”) that took effect on January 21, 2019 requires that all federally funded research that involves multiple institutions must have only one IRB provide review.  Also known as “Single IRB” (or “sIRB” – a cool new IRB word, by the way), this requirement follows the NIH’s implementation of a similar policy way back in 2018. With the NIH policy, only those studies...