The life of a research project is complex and we, at the Office for Research, are here to assist, advise and guide you through the process.
The following elements are required to set up and conduct a research project. Some of these elements overlap with one another:
- Compliance with legislation, regulations, guidelines and codes of practice
- Ethical approval
- Governance approval (Site Specific Assessment)
- Monitoring and auditing research projects
- Legal and insurance – consent, indemnity, agreements
- Policies for responsible research conduct, research misconduct, monitoring, complaints, conflicts of interest
- Credentialling, induction, training and accreditation
- Intellectual property and managing collaborative research
- Financial management
- Performance measurement, reporting and planning
- Risk management
Ethics, governance and QA review and amendments
Submit a new research project for ethical review
Find out how to apply for ethical review.
Note that you are required to submit an application for Ethics and an application for Governance approval.
Submit a new research project for governance approval
Find out how to apply for governance approval.
Note that you are required to submit an application for Ethics and an application for Governance approval.
Submit a new QA or negligible risk project for review
Find out how to apply for quality assurance or negligable risk project review.
Submit a research project amendment for review
Find out how to submit project amendments.