The Office for Research has monthly deadlines for submission of new research project applications for review by the Melbourne Health Human Research Ethics Committee.
HREC submission and meeting dates 2021
Deadline is 11:00 am on the Submission date listed below
Submission date (always a Wednesday) | Meeting date |
|---|---|
| 27 January 2021 | 10 February 2021 |
| 24 February 2021 | 10 March 2021 |
| 31 March 2021 | 21 April 2021 |
| 28 April 2021 | 12 May 2021 |
| 26 May 2021 | 9 June 2021 |
| 30 June 2021 | 14 July 2021 |
| 28 July 2021 | 11 August 2021 |
| 25 August 2021 | 8 September 2021 |
| 29 September 2021 | 13 October 2021 |
| 27 October 2021 | 10 November 2021 |
| 24 November 2021 | 8 December 2021 |
Review process
Submission of a new research project by the 11.00 a.m. deadline is not a guarantee that a project will be accepted for review by the HREC at its next meeting.
Following the submission deadline each month, all projects received will be carefully checked to ensure that projects meet the criteria required to allow a thorough review of the project. Any project not meeting these criteria in full will not be accepted for review at the next HREC meeting and will be returned to the principal researcher for attention.
Research governance or site specific assessment
There is no deadline for governance applications. Complete and submit your research governance application as early as possible.
Protocol amendments, replies to queries and serious adverse event reports
There is no deadline for these items and can be submitted at any time. Correspondence will be reviewed by the relevant project Spokesperson(s) as soon as possible after it is received. Final approval will be determined at the next scheduled meeting of the Human Research Ethics Committee following review by the Spokesperson(s).