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Institutional Review Board (IRB)
NTU-IRB was established to meet international standards and expectations in order to protect human subjects involved in research studies by maintaining the highest levels of research ethics and integrity within NTU. The IRB also helps to support researchers and to improve the quality of research through peer review, thereby safeguarding the standing of the institution. NTU-IRB will conduct ethical reviews on all research proposals involving human research participants, including the use of their personal data and/or human biological materials.
Singapore has enacted the Human Biomedical Research Act (HBRA) to regulate human biomedical research and the handling of human tissues for use in research. NTU as a research institution is fully compliant with the Act. For more information on MOH Guidelines on HBRA - please click here.
Chair's Message
NTU-IRB aims to foster and facilitate good and ethical research practice with the following three key objectives:
- To protect the rights, safety and welfare of all our research subjects.
- To ensure that the research carried out in NTU serves the interests of the society as a whole.
- To ensure that researchers comply to the highest ethical standards and fully adhere to all the regulations governing research.
As a world-class university, the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore upholds to the highest standards of research integrity. The NTU-IRB will be an instrument of the University to help all staff and students observe the highest standards of ethics and integrity in the conduct of their research.
Associate Professor Nagaendran Kandiah
Chair, NTU-IRB
Contact Us
For general IRB enquiries, please write to [email protected]
For specific queries, please contact a member of the IRB team below
Contact UsReport A Concern
The responsible conduct of research covers research behaviour in all its aspects, and commits the researcher to conduct his research with care, rigour, honesty and respect. These are the hallmarks of good scholarship and are in accordance with the Singapore Statement on Research Integrity.
There is also an obligation to report observed, suspected or apparent misconduct, malpractices and/or non-compliances with the University’s codes of conduct and discipline. This includes research that involves the use of human subjects and animals in research, including issues with husbandry care of animals.