All staff and student researchers at the University of Western Australia require ethics approval before commencing human research.
The University of Western Australia is regularly involved in cross-institutional research involving other Western Australian institutions, for example, other Australian universities and major public hospitals and health agencies in WA.
The National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research requires that all institutions eliminate duplication in ethics review and administration wherever possible. Therefore, the University of Western Australia’s policy is to recognise an ethics clearance that has been provided by another institution. while reserving the right to conduct its own human research ethics review where circumstances may warrant.
There are some circumstances where it is vital for UWA researchers and research students to notify UWA of their non-UWA approval. These include where:
To notify the University of your non-UWA ethics approval, email the following documents to the Human Ethics office ([email protected]):