Faculty Research Ethics Committee
Overview
Please download the Ethics Application Form onto your own computer.
Fill in all the required sections and return it via email to ethicscommittee@tcd.ie by 5.00pm on the published deadline below.
Please note that applicants should now submit one printed copy and one emailed copy of their application to the FREC. There is no longer a requirement to submit three paper copies.
Soft copies can be submitted via ethicscommittee@tcd.ie.
**ALL APPLICATIONS , INCLUDING AMENDED APPLICATIONS MUST BE REVIEWED WITH SUPERVISORS BEFORE SUBMISSION**
Paper copies should be sent to the below marked for the attention of Ms. Caroline Rooney:
Health Sciences' Faculty Offices,
Ground Floor,Chemistry Building,
Trinity College, Dublin 2
Office is located here: http://www.tcd.ie/Maps/map.php?q=Health%20Sciences
Schedule of Meetings for the Academic Year 2012-13
| Last date for receipt of Ethics Applications 2012-13 | Last date for receipt of Ethics Fastrack Applications 2012-13 | Date of Ethics Committee Meetings 2012-13 |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 7th September 2012 | Tuesday 18th September 2012 | Tuesday 25th September 2012 |
| Friday 12th October 2012 | Tuesday 23rd October 2012 | Tuesday 30th October 2012 |
| Friday 9th November 2012 | Tuesday 20th November 2012 | Tuesday 27th November 2012 |
| Friday 30th November 2012 | Tuesday 4th December 2012 | Tuesday 11th December 2012 |
| Friday 4th January 2013 | Tuesday 22nd January 2013 | Tuesday 29th January 2013 |
| Friday 8th February 2013 | Tuesday 19th February 2013 | Tuesday 26th February 2013 |
| Friday 8th March 2013 | Tuesday 19th March 2013 | Tuesday 26th March 2013 |
| Friday 12th April 2013 | Tuesday 23rd April 2013 | Tuesday 30th April 2013 |
| Friday 10th May 2013 | Tuesday 21st May 2013 | Tuesday 28th May 2013 |
| Friday 7th June 2013 | Tuesday 18th June 2013 | Tuesday 25th June 2013 |
*LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED*
**PLEASE ENSURE YOU SUBMIT THE MOST UP TO DATE APPLICATION FORM**
Queue System
Applicants should note that when they send amendments to the Administrator, the email will be placed in a queue and will be reviewed as soon as possible. Please note that the queue will not be reviewed on a daily basis.
For further details please contact ethicscommittee@tcd.ie.N.B.
It is essential that applicants carry out their research study exactly as indicated on the application as approved by the Faculty Research Ethics Committee. If any new information comes to light after ethical approval has been received and the study cannot be carried out using the methods as per the approved application, you must contact the Ethics Committee to seek approval for any subsequent amendments as necessary.
Please send any amendment requests to ethicscommittee@tcd.ie. The study CANNOT be amended without prior approval from the Ethics Committee.
Further to the Faculty Research Ethics meeting of Tuesday, 30th September 2008, it was agreed by the Committee that the Head of Department/School’s signature is no longer required on the Ethics application form. Applications can now be submitted once they have been approved by the supervisor with a view to avoiding applications arriving en masse and thus streamline the review process.
Also, we have introduced a cap on the number of applications to be reviewed in any calendar month. The cap has been set at 20. In the event that we receive more than 20 applications, preference will be given to undergraduate and taught post-graduate applications over research applications.
Ethics Application Form & Related Documentation
- Procedures for Processing Applications (MS Word 46 kB)
- Download the Ethics Application Form (MS Word 157 kB)
- Appendices (MS Word 96 kB)
- Checklist for Fastracking Ethics Applications (MS Word 10 kB)
- Frequently Asked Questions (MS Word 138 kB)
- Lone Worker Guidelines (PDF 130 kB)
- Lone Worker Flowsheet for Action (PDF 100 kB)
- Visit Performa for Researchers Working Alone (MS Word 54 kB)
JREC Enquiries can be directed to:
Ms. Ursula Ryan
SJH/AMNCH Research Ethics Committee
Medical Board Secretariat
Ph: 01-4142342
Email: ursula.ryan@amnch.ie