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Applying for human research ethics approval

Human ethics

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Researchers, including students, who wish to undertake research involving human participants and/or their data must obtain human research ethics approval before commencing the studies.

Higher Risk applications will be submitted to one of the full Committees for review at the next available meeting. Please note the meeting dates below. 

Lower Risk applications can be submitted at any time and will be submitted to the Low Risk Panel for review. There are no deadlines for Lower Risk applications.

Cross-institutional approval requests can be submitted via ResearchNow Ethics & Biosafety at any time. 

Please see 'Applying' section below for further information.

 

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Committee meeting dates

Higher Risk applications submitted for review to one of the two HRECs will be added to the agenda of the next available meeting. Please see below for meeting dates.

Meeting date

Monday 3 February 2025
Monday 17 February 2025
Monday 3 March 2025
Monday 17 March 2025
Monday 31 March 2025
Monday 14 April 2025
Monday 28 April 2025
Monday 12 May 2025
Monday 26 May 2025
Monday 16 June 2025
Monday 30 June 2025
Monday 14 July 2025
Monday 28 July 2025
Monday 11 August 2025
Monday 25 August 2025
Monday 8 September 2025
Monday 22 September 2025
Monday 13 October 2025
Monday 27 October 2025
Monday 10 November 2025
Monday 24 November 2025
Monday 8 December 2025

Applying

Researchers, including students, who wish to undertake research involving human participants, must obtain human research ethics approval before commencing the studies.

Templates for participant information and consent forms can be found within the 'Templates' section of ResearchNow Ethics & Biosafety.

New applications

New ethics applications can be submitted via ResearchNow Ethics and Biosafety.

  1. Login to ResearchNow Ethics & Biosafety (through your Okta dashboard). ResearchNow Ethics & Biosafety will need to be added to your Okta dashboard via the '+ Add Apps' green button (top right) in the first instance.
  2. Ensure you are on the 'Home page', you will see 'Work Area' at the top of this page.
  3. Select the 'Create Project' tile from the left hand 'Actions' menu.
  4. A pop-up appears. Type in the 'Project Title' and select the relevant application form from the drop-down menu.
  5. Click 'Create' to create and save your project application form.

Online forms

The following online forms are available in ResearchNow Ethics and Biosafety:

  • HREC Application Form - must be used for new Higher Risk and Lower Risk project applications
  • HREC Cross-Institutional Application Form - must be used for projects that have already been approved by another NHMRC registered or overseas Human Research Ethics Committee
  • HREC Exempt Form - can be used to determine whether a project can be exempt from ethical review
  • HREC Teaching and Learning Application Form - must be used for the evaluation of multiple teaching projects from the same teaching area for Lower Risk research purposes
  • Templates - available to assist with creating participant information forms and consent forms

Need help?

For general advice regarding the submission of applications for human ethics approval, please contact the Research Ethics Officer for the Human Research Ethics Committee.

08 8201 2255

human.researchethics@flinders.edu.au

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