Human subjects research
If you're conducting human subjects research under the auspices of KU's Lawrence, Edwards or Juniper Gardens campuses, the Human Research Protection Program is your partner in ensuring that you're meeting all of the legal and ethical standards required to protect the rights, well-being and personal privacy of research participants while meeting the goals of your scientific inquiry.
The HRPP includes administrative staff and the Institutional Review Board that reviews projects with greater than minimal risk.
If you would like to be notified of important updates, changes and other human subjects-related information, email irb@ku.edu and request to be added to the HRPP mailing list.
Announcements
- 2018 Common Rule updates required by Jan. 21, 2022
To ensure that their studies are compliant by this date, researchers must take certain steps by Jan. 21, 2022 or their studies will be closed.
- Expanding Phase 2 of in-person human research reactivation
In response to KU, Douglas County and state of Kansas decisions to adopt new CDC recommendations regarding mask-wearing for vaccinated individuals, we are expanding Phase 2 of reactivation for in-person human subjects research.
- HRPP procedural change to reduce clerical burden
Effective March 1, 2021, the Human Research Protection Program is changing requirements for continuing review for minimal-risk studies.
2021 IRB meetings
