NEW ONLINE RESEARCH ETHICS SYSTEM
We are pleased to announce that the University has continued its commitment in digitalising its systems by investing in Infonetica Ethics RM. The new online research ethics screening system will be used by all Swansea University students, staff and visitors undertaking research.
What does the new online ethics screening system do?
All research requires an ethical check to protect parties involved in research and support the University’s commitment to conducting research with the highest standards of probity and integrity.
This new online system will process and monitor
research ethics applications according to regulatory standards of compliance
and in accordance with the University policies. It will support and protect all
parties involved in research including, the researchers, research participants,
collaborators, partners, and the University.
Since 2016, the University has been operating several digital and paper-based systems across its various Departments, Schools and Faculties. This online system will streamline the questions and the process under a single platform.
For researchers, the system will allow real-time collaboration with co-researchers by incorporating the changes and storing communications in one place. For reviewers, of research ethics applications, the system will allow real-time tracking, comparing, and commenting on applications.
The online system will lessen the burden on administration, will be environmentally sustainable and will enable easier reporting.
Our accessibility statement is found here.
NEW ONLINE RESEARCH Sponsorship SYSTEM
The system is designed to provide a platform for the sponsorship review of research projects undertaken by Swansea University staff and students. Research sponsorship is required under the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care in Research under legal requirements for all studies that involve:
· NHS patients, service users, data or tissue
· Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products (CTIMPs)
· Medical Devices
· Human Tissue Act
· Adults Lacking Capacity
· Ionising Radiation
· SAIL Databank
· Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
· Prison Research
· Applying for approval for Ministry of Defence research
· Confidentiality Advisory Group and Artificial Intelligence
A link to the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care in Research can be found here.
Swansea University website and information can be found here.
Swansea University sponsorship is required where the study is categorised as ‘Research’.
If your study comes back from both tools as yes IRAS needed, then CONTINUE with this sponsorship application.
Contact researchgovernance@swansea.ac.uk for advice.
If your study is categorised as ‘Service evaluation’ or ‘Audit’ then DO NOT continue with this sponsorship application.
Instead, please contact your faculty ethics committee to gain approval here.