School-specific Requirements

To find out further details on your School's process see below:

• School of Chemistry Food and Pharmacy
• School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences
• Other Schools

School of Chemistry Food and Pharmacy

The Ethics Application form and supporting documents must be submitted for internal review to Barbara Parr, MINIMUM of 2 weeks prior to any submission deadline to UREC/School

• Ethics Application Form
• Example Consent Form
• Example Personal Information Sheet
• Data Management Plan (for all applications)

For all studies which will be using the Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition, please also complete the correct Consent Form, Adverse Events Form and Medical and Lifestyle Questionnaire.

• Hugh Sinclair Unit – Consent Form
• Hugh Sinclair Unit – Medical & Lifestyle Questionnaire
• Hugh Sinclair Unit – Adverse Events Form

If your project involves the taking of blood samples, you should also refer to the information sheet and consent form for the taking of blood samples - Annex D1 (PDF-83kb)

Process

Send in word document, via email to Barbara Parr b.l.parr@reading.ac.uk a minimum of at least 2 weeks prior to any submission deadlines completed copies of:- 

• Ethics Application Form
• Appropriate Consent Form
• Any Participant Information Sheet 
• Completed DMP (Data Management Plan)
• Any other supporting papers 
  

On receipt, arrangements will be made for the application to be reviewed by an internal School Reviewer, checked and signed by the Hugh Sinclair Unit Manager and Research Nurse (if using the HSU) and if there are HTA-relevant samples involved, the designated individual for the Human Tissue Act (2004) licence must also review (and sign). Once the final version is agreed, the PI should add the name of the internal reviewer and then sign and date electronically and return to Barbara Parr b.l.parr@reading.ac.uk who will obtain signed approval from the Head of Department, and if being submitted to UREC, the Ethics Chair (Julie Lovegrove or Bob Rastall). Once finalised this will then be submitted to UREC or if using the School Exceptions route, will be given School approval by the relevant Department Ethics Lead and assigned a Study Number. 

Any queries, please contact Barbara on extension 8453, b.l.parr@reading.ac.uk

School Research Ethics Contact 

Administrator - Mrs Barbara Parr 

Chair - Professor Julie Lovegrove 

Deputy Chair - Professor Bob Rastall 

Ethics Leads for Food - Professor Julie Lovegrove/ Professor Bob Rastall 

Ethics Lead for Chemistry - Professor Rainer Cramer 

Ethics Lead for Pharmacy - Dr Amelia Hollywood 

School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences

Information to be updated soon. In the meantime contact your School's Research Ethics Committee directly or the University Research Ethics Committee.

Other Schools

Information to be updated soon. In the meantime contact your School's Research Ethics Committee directly or the University Research Ethics Committee.