Application for Ethics Approval

CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
APPLICATION FOR ETHICS APPROVAL
When undertaking a research or enterprise project, Cardiff Met staff and students are obliged
to complete this form in order that the ethics implications of that project may be considered.
If the project requires ethics approval from an external agency (e,g., NHS), you will
not need to seek additional ethics approval from Cardiff Met. You should however complete
Part One of this form and attach a copy of your ethics letter(s) of approval in order that your
School has a record of the project.
The document
Ethics application guidance notes will help you complete this form. It is
available from the Cardiff Met website. The School or Unit in which you are based may also
have produced some guidance documents, please consult your supervisor or School Ethics
Coordinator.
Once you have completed the form, sign the declaration and forward to the appropriate
person(s) in your School or Unit.
PLEASE NOTE:
Participant recruitment or data collection MUST NOTcommence until ethics
approval has been obtained.
PART ONE
Name of applicant: Click here to enter text.
Supervisor (if student project): Click here to enter text.
School / Unit: Click here to enter text.
Student number (if applicable): Click here to enter text.
Programme enrolled on (if
applicable):
Click here to enter text.
Project Title: If using a working title, it should convey
what the project is about
Expected start date of data
collection:
Click here to enter a date.
Approximate duration of data
collection:
Click here to enter text.
Funding Body (if applicable): Click here to enter text.
Other researcher(s) working on the
project:
If your collaborators are external to
Cardiff Met, include details of the
organisation they represent.
Will the study involve NHS patients
or staff?
Will the study involve human
samples and/or human cell lines?
Does your project fall entirely within one of the following categories:
Paper based, involving only
documents in the public domain
Laboratory based, not involving
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