A. Federal: Federal regulations require that UCSB provide written assurance to OPRR that it will comply with requirements for the protection of human subjects. Included in that assurance must be a statement of principles governing this institution in the discharge of its responsibilities for protecting the rights and welfare of human subjects of research.
B. U.C. Systemwide: The University Policy on the Protection of Human Subjects in Research states: "The University of California is committed to the ethical principles for the protection of human subjects in research set forth in the Belmont Report of the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research. The University recognizes and accepts responsibility, which it shares with its investigators and other researchers, for determining that research involving human subjects fulfills these ethical principles."
C. U.C.S.B.: Researchers at UCSB shall be guided by the ethical principles set forth in the Belmont Report.