For further guidance, please see Ethics Toolkit - NHS & Social Care
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Newcastle University requires that this online ethics form is completed for all projects before any work begins. This includes research, consultancy, and teaching projects, whether the principal investigator is a student or staff member, and whether the project is funded or unfunded. Additional information and guidance can be found on the University Ethics Web Pages.
The online ethics form aims to help the principal investigator identify whether the project is considered high risk by Newcastle University and will require formal ethics review by a Research Ethics Committee.
This online ethics form must be completed as accurately as possible, but acts only as a guide to facilitate the ethics management process. Ultimately the principal investigator is responsible for ensuring their research satisfies Newcastle University's ethical expectations and has been subject to the appropriate level of ethical review. If the principal investigator thinks that the form has incorrectly identified their project as low risk, they should contact res.policy@ncl.ac.uk before commencing any project work.
You can save your answers and come back to the form (provided it has not been submitted) by clicking on the 'Resume later' button at the top of the page and completing the password fields. To return to the form, click the 'Load unfinished survey' button at the bottom of the page. Once a form has been submitted, it is not possible to return to the form.
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Please read before completing the form
This form combines the University's previously separate preliminary ethics form and full ethics form. This has been done to reduce duplication and to ensure that only relevant information is collected. The time the form takes to complete will vary from project to project. If your project involves no high-risk areas and you have the information/supporting documents to hand you should be able to complete it in 10-15 minutes. However, for more complex projects i.e. which are high risk or where you must develop supplementary documents, it will take significantly longer. Please note that you are able to save the application and come back to it at any time.
Part One - Flagging High-Risk Areas
The first part of this form is designed to identify high-risk areas in your research project. There are six main areas; 'Animals', 'NHS, Health and Social Care', 'Human Participants in a Non-clinical Setting', 'Data', 'Environment' and 'International'. All the sections begin with a trigger question to determine whether the sub-questions are relevant to your project. Your answer to the trigger question does not itself flag the project as high risk, this only happens if you subsequently answer yes to any of the sub-questions (which you do not have to do to progress). If you are unsure of whether to answer yes or no, then it is best to seek further advice from the Research Office (res.policy@ncl.ac.uk), Faculty Ethics Representative or from your School, Institute or Programme Leader.
Part Two - Providing Further Information on High-Risk Areas
If your project is recognised as high risk AND the relevant approval body is a University Committee (this is the case for all risk areas except the NHS) then you will be asked to provide further information. Again you will only be asked to complete the relevant sections.
As you progress through the application you will be asked to upload all the relevant supporting documents e.g. consent forms, information sheets, risk assessments, questionnaires, protocols, etc.
Following the completion of the form, you will receive an email confirmation and your completed application will be forwarded (with documentation) to the relevant committee.
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If you have any specific queries about the progress of your approval you should contact the appropriate committee contact:
For any general ethics support or if you have any comments about this form or ideas for future improvements then please contact: res.policy@ncl.ac.uk
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Dear {FIRSTNAME},
You have registered to complete the Newcastle University's Ethical Review Form online.
To complete this survey, click on the following URL:
{SURVEYURL}
Please save this link if you want to complete the form of your visit.
If you have any questions about this survey, please contact {ADMINEMAIL}.
TESTING - PLEASE IGNORE
ID: {SAVEDID} / 2022
Thank you for submitting the ethical approval form for the project ' {INSERTANS:445487X2X6} ' (Lead Investigator: {INSERTANS:445487X1X2} ).
Expected to run from {INSERTANS:445487X2X3} to {INSERTANS:445487X2X4}.
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Best wishes
Research, Policy, Intelligence & Ethics Team
Newcastle University Research Office
Ref: {SAVEDID}/2022
Thank you for submitting the ethical approval form for the project '{INSERTANS:296746X923X11245}' (Lead Investigator: {INSERTANS:296746X922X11241}). Expected to run from {INSERTANS:296746X923X11260} to {INSERTANS:296746X923X11261}.
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Best wishes
Research Policy Intelligence and Ethics Team,
Research Strategy & Development
res.policy@ncl.ac.uk
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A new full ethics application has just been submitted for the following project:
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Supervisor email (if applicable) |
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{INSERTANS:296746X923X11260} - {INSERTANS:296746X923X11261}
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Please click the following link to access the application and any associated documents:
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Best wishes
Research Policy Intelligence and Ethics Team
Research Strategy & Development
res.policy@ncl.ac.uk