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Ethics approvalResearch that requires ethics approval cannot commence without the approval of the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC). HREC is a Standing Committee of Council of the University. It has the responsibility, on behalf of the University, to consider projects which involve humans as subjects of research (for example, in interviews) to assess whether those projects satisfy generally accepted ethical standards and codes in terms of safeguards for the well-being of the subjects of the research. Ethics approval should not be considered as a bureaucratic obstacle; it is a mechanism for ensuring and demonstrating that the design of your research respects the rights of those who are the subjects of the research. Supervisors and postgraduate students will be expected at the outset of a research project to notify the Postgraduate Coordinator when:
Guidelines and application forms can be downloaded from http://www.research.unimelb.edu.au/humanethics/ Ethics approval should be applied for as early as possible, as the HREC can take several months to process applications. A decision on whether you require Ethics approval should be made at the time of your Induction Review (2 months EFT) and the process should be completed by the time of your first major review (Confirmation in the case of PhD, and First Progress Review in the case of Masters). Australian Centre Department Human Ethics Advisory Group (DHEAG) The Australian Centre has its own Department Human Ethics Advisory
Group (DHEAG). The primary functions of a Department Human
Ethics Advisory Group are to provide preliminary assessment,
on behalf of the Human
Research Ethics Committee (HREC) and its Human Ethics Sub-Committees
(HESC), of human research projects submitted by staff and
students in the department, and to advise the HREC and its
Sub-Committees on issues
pertaining to human research ethics in the department. 2006 Australian Centre DHEAG meeting dates:
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