Research Ethics – Updates

27/10/2023

• Update
  • Application process
    • Removed statements related to hard copy submission in a file to IHS Admin Office
  • Frequently asked questions
    • #10
    • #11
    • #13
    • #16 (removed)
    • #19
  • Tips to Minimising Time to Obtain Ethical Approval (published 29/05/2019)
    • Renamed "Points of Consideration to Obtain Ethical Approval"

31/07/2023

• Update
  • Include information from memo by Director General of Medical and Health Services, Ministry of Health dated 19 January 2023 (ref: (230)DGMHS/2/2018/U Pt.4)
    • Permission to conduct research at the Ministry of Health will be processed by the Biomedical Research and Ethic Unit (BREU)
  • Ethics review process
    • Removed workflow version 10.04.21 for staff application to obtain approval from UREC (updating)
    • Removed workflow for student application to obtain approval from UREC (updating)

21/07/2023

•  Update
  • IHSREC 2023/2024 deadlines
  • Frequently asked questions
    • #10
    • #11
    • #13
    • #14

22/03/2023

•  Update
  • Frequently asked questions
    • #16 synchronize information

03/03/2023

•  Update
  • IHSREC 2022/2023 deadlines (for meeting dates from March to July 2023)

14/02/2023

•  Update
  • IHSREC was formed in 2010.

08/09/2022

•  Update
  • Frequently asked questions
    • #16

09/06/2022

•  Update
  • IHSREC 2022/2023 deadlines

05/07/2021

•  Update
  • Restore button to frequently asked questions

03/06/2021

•  Update
  • IHSREC 2021/2022 deadlines (additional submission date in July 2021)
  • Ethics review process
    • Removed workflow version 21.11.19 for staff application to obtain approval from UREC

27/05/2021

• Webpage rebuilt (due to bugs)
•  Update
  • IHSREC 2021/2022 deadlines
  • Ethics review process
    • Attached workflow for staff application to obtain approval from UREC

25/01/2021

• Update
  • Abolish requirement of submitting evidence of verified risk assessment
  • Downloadable documents
    • Attached latest revised checklist for submission of ethics application
      • Application risk assessment update
    • Attached latest supervisor approval form
      • Application risk assessment update

11/01/2021

• Update
  • MHREC 2021 deadlines

22/12/2020

• Update
  • Downloadable documents
    • Attached latest document set for applications in 2021 (total 9 files)

05/12/2020

• Update
  • Downloadable documents
    • Attached latest revised checklist for submission of ethics application
      • Application risk assessment update
      • Application reference year text update (from year 2020 to year 2019)
  • Images of risk assessment templates

29/08/2020

• Update
  • Downloadable documents
    • Attached latest revised checklist for submission of ethics application
      • Application risk assessment update
  • Introduce link to Faculty SHE
  • Frequently asked questions
    • #10
    • #11
    • #19

24/08/2020

•  Update
  • MHREC 2020 deadlines

11/08/2020

•  Update
  • Changes to IHSREC 2020/2021 deadlines
    • Submission deadlines are on specified Tuesdays, unless otherwise indicated

05/08/2020

•  Update
  • MHREC 2021 deadlines

30/07/2020

• Webpage rebuilt (due to bugs)
•  Update
  • IHSREC 2020/2021 deadlines

11/07/2020

•  Update
  • Downloadable documents
    • Attached 2012 version of UREC Form RE01 for student application

07/01/2020

• Update
  • Downloadable documents
    • Attached latest revised checklist for submission of ethics application
      • Application reference year text update (from year 2019 to year 2020)

20/11/2019

• Update
  • Ethics review process
  • Frequently asked questions
    • #22
    • #31

07/11/2019

• Update
  • Ethics review process
  • Downloadable documents
    • Attached latest revised checklist for submission of ethics application
    • Attached latest revised UREC Form RE01 for staff application
    • Attached relevant risk-related documents
      1. UBD Research Project Risk Assessment Form (RPRA)
      2. UBD Biological Hazard Risk Assessment Form
      3. UBD Hazardous Substances Risk Assessment Form
      4. UBD Field Trip or Study Forms
      5. UBD Field Trip Indemnity Form and Parental Consent

02/11/2019

• Published
  • Frequently asked questions

16/09/2019

• Published
  • Ethics review process

11/09/2019

• Update
  • Downloadable documents
    • Reordered
    • Added relevant risk-related documents
      1. IHSREC Risk & Sensitivity Assessment Form (IRSA)
      2. UBD Activity-Based Risk Assessment Form (ABRA)

12/08/2019

• Update
  • 2019/2020 deadlines (updates limited to aesthetics and clarity; no change in dates)

29/05/2019

• Published
  • Tips to Minimising Time to Obtain Ethical Approval

8/05/2019

• Published webpage for review
  • Introduction
  • 2019/2020 deadlines
  • Downloadable documents
  • Sample documents
  • Ethics review process (under construction)
  • Frequently asked questions (under construction)