For researchers

Find out more about research policies and guidelines, the streamlined ethics and governance reviews and submission fees.

All research projects must be submitted for ethical and research governance review before a project can be given approval to commence

Quality Assurance projects are an essential and integral part of health care delivery that is encouraged by Melbourne Health. It is the aim of the Office for Research (OfR) to encourage and facilitate the approval and conduct of Quality Assurance (QA) projects.

Good research governance is an essential component of the responsible conduct of research.

Researchers must hold current Good Clinical Practice certification

Numerous policies, guidelines and regulations, at national and international levels, which prescribe best research governance practice to help ensure research is conducted to the highest governance and ethical standards possible. 

Access information on managing your research project post ethics, governance and QA approval including how to record patient participation in research onto iPM.

Quick access to our ethics and governance forms and research guidelines.