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Apply for Research Ethics Approval

UCD Office of Research Ethics coordinates ethical review of research proposals involving human subjects, personal data, and animals. The office processes incoming submissions for full ethical review or low risk approval and acts as a link between researchers and Research Ethics Committees (RECs) in UCD.

Self-Service Supports

Ascertain what type of ethical review you require for your study:

Human REC (HREC) – full committee review OR low risk review [Staff, PhD Students, Post-Docs]. There are two HRECs Life Sciences (LS) and Humanities (HS). Check the criteria for low risk on this page

Animal REC (AREC) - full committee review OR exemption [Staff only]. Further details on AREC Intranet with support available from the Biomedical Advisor.

If you are a Taught Masters student/Undergraduate please check if your school has their own TM/U Research Ethics Committee first. Some Taught Masters students may need to apply through ORE if their school does not have a REC.

  • Further information and application forms available Here 
  • For full committee see the  How to Apply page
  • Familiarise yourself with the UCD Code of Good Practice in Research with Humans and Animals
  • If your study is related to Health Research - Ireland has specific Regulations governing how personal data must be protected when carrying out health research. These regulations - commonly known as the 'Health Research Regulations' - apply to all Health Research being carried out in Ireland, including research that was started before the Regulations came into force. If you are carrying out any research that could be 'health research' as defined in the Regulations, you will need to be aware of and apply these rules. More information is available here.
  • Be aware of the university's guidelines for the use of websites, social media, advertising and survey tools for recruiting and polling participants in research studies, including essential data protection rules: UCD Guidelines for Recruiting Research Participants
  • For further guidelines related to Human Research please check HREC Guidelines
  • The Research Ethics Training schedule can be found on the Website

 

Local Supports

Many of the Schools in UCD have members on the HREC-Humanities, HREC-Sciences or AREC committees and they are available to provide discipline-specific guidance upon request.

Central Supports

Services Contact Details

UCD Office of Research Ethics can:

  • Support researchers through the ethics review process, from the preparation of a protocol submission to the review of research and any subsequent requests for approval of amendments
  • Facilitate the review process conducted by the UCD Research Ethics Committees
  • Provide seminars, presentations and workshops on research ethics and related areas.

For general queries and low risk email: research.ethics@ucd.ie   

For applications related to HREC full committee reviews email: hrec@ucd.ie

For advice on new AREC applications email: biomedicaladvisor@ucd.ie

 For queries related to AREC applications email: submissions.arec@ucd.ie

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