research repository

About this site

This site is structured around the Research Life Cycle, from “preparing and learning” to “collecting, analyzing and sharing” research results. In practice, the life cycle will not always unfold in the same sequence and you may want to attend to a specific phase at a different time than what is shown here.

Click on any of the phases below, or in the sidebar navigation, to see the linked content.

The site includes a variety of content 

  • Links to external resources that may help researchers and community members interested in conducting Indigenous-focused research. See the terminology page for explanations of the terms used in research ethics applications and on these webpages (including how we define Indigenous-focused research).
  • Information about completing your Indigenous-focused research ethics applications for the Behavioural Research Ethics Board (BREB) at UBC. The BREB plans to implement an Indigenous-focused ethics application in future and will adapt the content on this site accordingly. 
  • Information about how the BREB reviews and approves ethics applications
  • Links to other academic institution web pages referencing Indigenous research initiatives and requirements 
  • Training for researchers and others involved in Indigenous focused research

Community connections 

This section provides space for First Nations and Indigenous communities and organizations to share information and resources related to research protocols and preferred methods of interaction. We will seek permission from content owners before including links, so you will not see information here until it has been approved for inclusion. 

Feedback and recommendations 

The site is intended to be evergreen, and we welcome recommendations for additional content. Please use the feedback form to get in touch or to recommend additional resources.  

Thank you for taking the time to visit this site.  

First Nations land acknowledegement

We acknowledge with gratitude, respect and humility the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples, on whose traditional, ancestral, unceded lands UBC Vancouver is situated, as well as the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples, on whose traditional, ancestral, unceded lands UBC Okanagan is situated. We also thank UBC's Office of Indigenous Strategic Initiatives for financial assistance to build this site.

Office of Research Ethics


Contact the UBC Behavioural Research Ethics Board office:
researchethics.ubc.ca/behavioural-research-ethics/contact-breb

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