/research/taxonomy/term/173/all en /research/channels/news/cyber-threats-canadian-medical-research-community-during-covid-19-pandemic-awareness-and-recommended-321200 <p><a href="https://cyber.gc.ca/en/">The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security</a> assesses that the COVID-19 pandemic presents an elevated level of risk to the cyber security of the medical research community in Canada. Cyber criminals and other threat actors that utilize malware and ransomware to exploit organizations may leverage the increased pressure placed on these organizations as a method of extracting ransom payments or masking compromises aimed at the theft of intellectual property and/or other sensitive data amidst the existing environment of uncertainty.</p> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:23:14 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 1219 at /research /research/channels/news/important-notice-procedures-researchers-during-covid-19-outbreak-research-falling-under-purview-rebs-321211 <p>March 20, 2020</p> <p>Given the COVID-19 outbreak and in consideration of the importance of preserving the health and safety of the population, including research participants and McGill members, following government directives for social distancing and University directives, all on campus research or any in-person interactions with research participants is to be discontinued or postponed.</p> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:23:14 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 1221 at /research /research/about/ethics-compliance <p>McGill follows strict research integrity standards. Alongside this, McGill cultivates and reinforces a culture that enables its members to identify and resolve conflicts of interest with the support and guidance of the administration and their units.</p> <p>The Ethics + Compliance section of the website includes research involving animals, research involving humans, and information on regulations and safety:</p> Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:39:56 +0000 amanda.testani@mcgill.ca 554 at /research