UREC terms of reference

  1. To review and approve research undertaken by staff or postgraduate research students involving human participants or human data or material, prior to the commencement of that research.
  2. To monitor the progress of research subject to an ethics review, to ensure compliance with approved ethics procedures.
  3. To ensure that Faculties have in place approved procedures for the ethics review of projects involving human participants or human data or material which are undertaken by undergraduate students and postgraduate taught students, and to monitor these procedures annually.
  4. To report annually to the Research and Knowledge Transfer Committee on ethics review activities.
  5. To establish, implement and review ethics procedures and guidelines for research projects involving human participants or human data or material, and to disseminate these as appropriate within the University.
  6. To provide guidance to staff and students on the ethics of conducting research involving human participants or human data or material.
  7. To consider any issues concerning the ethics of research referred to the Committee.