Cardiff Met Research Ethics Application

This document outlines the procedures for submitting a research ethics application at Cardiff Metropolitan University. It provides detailed instructions on completing the online form, including sections on project design, potential risks, and necessary attachments like information sheets and consent forms. The document emphasizes the importance of ethical considerations in research involving human participants.

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 NOT commence 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? If yes, attach a copy of your NHS application to this
form
Will the study involve human samples
and/or human cell lines?
Choose an item.
Does your project fall entirely within one of the
following categories:
Paper based, involving only documents in
the public domain
Choose an item.
Laboratory based, not involving human
participants or human samples
Choose an item.
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Practice based not involving human
participants (eg curatorial, practice audit)
Choose an item.
Compulsory projects in professional practice
(eg Initial Teacher Education)
Choose an item.
A project for which external approval has
been obtained (e.g., NHS)
Choose an item.
If you have answered YES to any of these
questions, expand on your answer in the non-
technical summary. No further information
regarding your project is required.
If you have answered NO to all of these
questions, you must complete Part 2 of this
form
In no more than 150 words, give a non-technical summary of the project
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DECLARATION:
I confirm that this project conforms with the
Cardiff Met Research Governance Framework
I confirm that I will abide by the Cardiff Met
requirements regarding confidentiality and
anonymity when conducting this project.
STUDENTS: I confirm that I will not disclose any
information about this project without the
prior approval of my supervisor.
Signature of the applicant: Date:
FOR STUDENT PROJECTS ONLY
Name of supervisor: Date:
Signature of supervisor:
Research Ethics Committee
use only
Decision reached: Project approved
Project approved in principle
Decision deferred
Project not approved
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Project rejected
Project reference number:
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Signature:
Details of any conditions upon
which approval is dependant:
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PART TWO
A RESEARCH DESIGN
A1 Will you be using an approved protocol in your project? yes
A2 If yes, please state the name and code of the
approved protocol to be used1
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A3 Describe the research design to be used in your
project
Critical evaluation from different authors reference
A4 Will the project involve deceptive or covert research? yes
A5 If yes, give a rationale for the use of deceptive or
covert research
Covert research
A6 Will the project have security sensitive implications? yes
A7 If yes, please explain what they are and the
measures that are proposed to address them
Critical evaluation
B PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
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? An Approved Protocol is one which has been approved by Cardiff Met to be used under supervision of designated
members of staff; a list of approved protocols can be found on the Cardiff Met website here
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B1 What previous experience of research involving human participants relevant to this project do you
have?
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B2 Student project only
What previous experience of research involving human participants relevant to this project does your
supervisor have?
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C POTENTIAL RISKS
C1 What potential risks do you foresee?
Cultural and traditional issues
C2 How will you deal with the potential risks?
With recommendation
When submitting your application you MUST attach a copy of the following:
 All information sheets
 Consent/assent form(s)
An exemplar information sheet and participant consent form are available from the Research section of the
Cardiff Met website.
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