Meeting dates

Applications must be signed by the research team and passed to the relevant Research Ethics Officer (REO) to be approved and signed off on behalf of the Faculty / Directorate. The deadline date is the final date for sign off and should not be the first time the REO has seen the application. Please allow time for amendments. 

Once signed off at Faculty / Directorate level, the final version of the application and supporting documents should be submitted on Converis by the deadline date shown below. Applications will only be assigned a meeting slot once received by the Ethics Office. On receipt, the application will be assigned to the appropriate Sub-Committee and added to the next available agenda space.

Note: a maximum of 12 applications will be considered at each meeting. Once the limit has been reached, any further applications will be carried forward to the next meeting.

Applications will be accepted on a first come first served basis. The documentation must be completed and signed off by the Faculty/Department or Directorate Research Ethics Officer. Once the Faculty Research Ethics Officer has signed off, your signed application and all supporting documentation should be submitted by the submission date.

2026/27

Semester 1

Date of meetingDeadline for applications to the Faculty/Department Research Ethics OfficerSubmission deadline for applications to the Ethics Office
CRES 17 September 2026
HSCRES 16 September 2026
24 August 20269 September 2026
CRES 21 October 2026
HSCRES 22 October 2026
24 September 20268 October 2026
CRES 12 November 2026
HSCRES 11 November 2026
14 October 202628 October 2026
CRES 9 December 2026
HSCRES 10 December 2026
11 November 202625 November 2026

Please note: Due to leave and other commitments, applications are not reviewed during August. Applications should be received in good time for the July meeting or they will be held back until the first meeting in September.

Semester 2

Date of meetingDeadline for applications to the Faculty/Department Research Ethics OfficerSubmission deadline for applications to the Ethics Office
CRES 21 January 2027
HSCRES 20 January 2027
10 December 202613 January 2027
CRES 24 February 2027
HSCRES 25 February 2027
27 January 202710 February 2027
CRES 18 March 2027
HSCRES 17 March 2027
17 February 20273 March 2027
CRES 28 April 2027
HSCRES 29 April 2027
24 March 202715 April 2027
CRES 20 May 2027
HSCRES 19 May 2027
22 April 20276 May 2027
CRES 16 June 2027
HSCRES 17 June 2027
19 May 20272 June 2027
CRES 1 July 2027
HSCRES 30 June 2027
3 June 202717 June 2027
CRES 14 July 2027
HSCRES 15 July 2027
21 June 20275 July 2027