The UP Open University Institutional Research Ethics Committee (UPOU IREC) is the body that implements the university policy of overseeing the ethical soundness of the institutional research produced, including any research conducted by faculty members, students, REPS, and staff. All institutional research proposals must undergo ethics review and shall gain certification clearance from the UPOU IREC.
News and Announcements
UPOU IREC’s Cut-Off for Accepting Ethics Review Applications
A gentle reminder to all UPOU stakeholders that UPOU IREC’s submission deadline for ethics review for the year 2025 is until December 16. We will resume on the 2nd of January 2026. Thank you and stay safe.
UPOU IREC Team Holds Extensive Training on SOP Revisions After PHREB Level 2 Accreditation
Tagaytay City, Cavite — Following its achievement of Full Level 2 Accreditation from the Philippine Health Research Ethics Board (PHREB), the UP Open University Institutional Research Ethics Committee (UPOU IREC), along with representatives from its Faculties of Study Research Ethics Subcommittees, conducted a two-day training [...]
UPOU IREC Conducts Workshops for Faculty Research Ethics Subcommittees
The University of the Philippines Open University Institutional Research Ethics Committee (UPOU IREC), in collaboration with the Faculties of Study, recently spearheaded a comprehensive training workshop on research ethics, focusing on basic research ethics and the Committee’s Standard Operating Procedures, and ethics review processes. [...]