guidance

Ethics application process

All IASR staff and PGR research student projects must receive ethical approval via the IASR Research Institute Ethics Panel
Advance notification of ethics application is now required. This should ensure applications are dealt with promptly. Applications should be submitted no later than three weeks after notification.
Both advance notification [F1] and full ethics applications [F2] should be submitted electronically on the IASR forms (send to Hemlata Naranbhai at hemlata.naranbhai@beds.ac.uk)
Expedited approval is granted only in exceptional circumstances, i.e. where it has not been possible to submit an application any earlier and work is due to start imminently.

Ethics Review Process Flowchart

Please see the flowchart for an overview of process and timelines. The full suite of forms can be downloaded from Forms page

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Submit 'Notifications Form' [F1] three weeks in advance of the full application
Submit full application [F2] three weeks later
Outcome received within three weeks following review of full application [F3]

There are three possible outcomes:

Application approved
Application requires re-submission
Application rejected

If the application requires re-submission, you can re-submit with revisions. You will receive the outcome of re-submission within two weeks.

If the application is rejected, re-design and repeat process.