NUI GALWAY RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEE

Welcome to the NUI Galway Research Ethics Committee (REC) Webpage. 

(Should you require the Galway University Hospitals Research Ethics Committee please click here)

The next application deadline has been extended to  5pm Wednesday 23rd May 2012. Meeting will take place on the 14th June 2012. Applications for the June meeting will NOT be accepted after this deadline.

Calendar for 2012

Please see list below for future deadlines. PLEASE NOTE: Applications received which are incomplete and/or in the incorrect format will be rejected. Please see Guidance Notes on Completing the Application Form (below).  

The objective of the NUI Galway Research Ethics Committee is to safeguard the health, welfare and rights of human participants and researchers (in the case of hazardous materials) in research studies and to afford dignity to the handling and treatment of biological materials, taking into account the scientific procedures and concerns of the local community. For any research proposal to gain ethical approval it must be necessary and of a design that minimises predictable risk to both the research participant and the researcher.

Therefore, you may require Ethical Approval if you wish to carry out research within NUI Galway for any area that involves humans or their tissues, biological materials or hazardous substances. 

The REC accepts applications from Doctoral & MD (Doctor of Medicine) postgraduates and staff members. The REC does not accept applications for review from any other masters students, either taught or by major thesis

Information re review of Undergraduate and taught Post-graduate Research - REC Subcomittee

For Ethical Approval to be given there is a requirement that the research requiring approval should not commence before such approval is granted.                                                                                                                                  

To assist you to make an application for Ethical Approval this page contains the documentation you will require to make an application to the REC at NUI Galway. This page also contains information on regulations governing ethical research and some useful documents on different areas of research that have, or may have, ethical implications. Applications must be emailed to eithne.oconnellnuigalway as one single pdf document , no later than the deadline date above. Applicants must also submit a  signed hard copy by the deadline date.  For any other information or queries contact:

Eithne O'Connell
NUI Galway Research Ethics Committee
Research Office
Science and Engineering Technology Building
NUI Galway

Tel:  353 91 495312
Fax: 353 91 494591
Email: eithne.oconnellnuigalway.ie

NUI Galway REC Annual Report 2008/09

NUI Galway REC Annual Report 2007/08
NUI Galway REC Annual Report 2006/07
NUI Galway REC Annual Report 2005/06 

Research Ethics Committee

Making An Application

Application Form Guidance Notes on completing the Application Form Standard Operating procedures of the NUI Galway Research Ethics Committee Guidelines for deciding whether to apply to the NUI Galway Research Ethics Committee, the Galway University Hospitals Research Ethics Committee or both How to apply to the NUI Galway Research Ethics Committee Presentation (October 2010) NUI Galway REC Data Retention Policy       Sample Protocols A Gender Sensitive Field Dealing with Distressed Participants For questions regarding the University's Indemnity Policy please email: bernadette.costellonuigalway.ie

Regulations / Directives governing ethical conduct

Declaration of Helsinki EU Directive 2001/20EC on Clinical Trials

Policy and Guidance Documents on ethical issues

Consent in Research National Federation of Voluntary Bodies - Providing services to people with intellectual Disability NDA Ethical Guidelines for Disability Research NDA Guidelines for Including People with Disabilities in Research National Disability Authority The Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 - Some implications for public health and medical research Health Research Board Human Biological Material: Recommendations for Collection, Use and Storage in Research 2005 The Irish Council for BioEthics The Medical and Health Sector - Data Protection Rules in Practice Data Protection Commissioner Advice to Lecturers: Requests from researchers to academic staff to recruit students as research participants

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