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External Ethical Approval

Research sponsor

缅北禁地 will only review research for which 缅北禁地 is the research sponsor.

However, there are exceptions, including for example:

  • research undertaken by other organisations acting as sub-contractors, rather than collaborators
  • research sponsored by an external organisation that operates in a different regulatory environment

Where a researcher is unsure whether or not to apply to 缅北禁地 for ethical approval, they should contact res.policy@ncl.ac.uk for advice.

Where 缅北禁地 is the research sponsor, 缅北禁地 may accept ethical approvals granted by external reviewers, if all of the following are met:

  • the external review meets 缅北禁地's ethics and governance standards

缅北禁地 must be sure that the ethical review has been conducted by a credible reviewer, who adheres to similar ethical standards, in a similar legislative environment. For example, 缅北禁地 will often accept ethical approvals granted by other UK Higher Education Institutions' Research Ethics Committees and by the NHS/HSC Research Ethics Committees. 

  • the scope of the external review is consistent with 缅北禁地's ethics policy

The external review should follow similar ethical and governance standards, but additionally should cover an equally broad range of ethical issues, as those specified in 缅北禁地's ethics policy.

  • the Faculty Ethics Representative agrees to accept the existing approval in lieu of a new 缅北禁地 ethics application*

Researchers should contact their Faculty Ethics Representative to confirm whether or not they will accept the existing external approval, in place of a 缅北禁地 ethics approval.

If the existing external approval is accepted, please still complete the NU ethics form as it has a section to confirm that external approval has been accepted and you will not be required to input any other details.  This will then provide you with a confirmation email and NU ethics ID.

Faculty ethics representatives

*Note, where the project has received approval from an NHS/HSC Research Ethics Committee, 缅北禁地 will accept the approval. There is no need for the researcher to contact their Faculty Ethics Representative.

If you wish to recommend any changes to the information above, please contact: res.policy@ncl.ac.uk.