Type of project |
Approving authority |
Advisory authority |
Description and reference in UiO's quality system |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research on personal data which are not health-related? | Privacy protection ombudsperson (Personvern-ombudet) |
Norwegian Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet)/ Privacy Protection ombud (Personvern-ombudet)* |
UiO web page on privacy protection representative "personvernombud" (Norwegian) |
| Research on human biological material? | Regional Committees for Medical and Health Research Ethics (REK)** | REK | Procedures 2 and 5 |
| Research on health data? | Regional Committees for Medical and Health Research Ethics (REK) | REK and Norwegian Data Protection Authority | Procedure 2 |
| Research on health data from health registries? | Regional Committees for Medical and Health Research Ethics (REK), if this is pursuant to the regulations of the directories | REK and Norwegian Data Protection Authority | Procedure 2 |
| Research involving test persons? | REK | REK | Procedure 2 |
| Research involving human intake of medicines, dietary supplements, natural substances or other substances? | Norwegian Medical Products Agency and REK | Norwegian Medical Products Agency and REK | Procedure 3 and Procedure 5 |
| Research in which medical equipment is used on humans? | The Norwegian Directorate of Health and REK | The Norwegian Directorate of Health | Procedure 4 |
| Research that involves use of radiation on humans? | REK | REK | Procedure 2 |
* Code of research ethics for social sciences and humanities
** Regional Committees for Medical and Health Research Ethics (REK)
*** The Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board (Bioteknologinemda)