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¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ researchers have a duty to uphold the highest standards of research ethics principles. These principles aim to protect the dignity, rights, safety and well-being of all actual or potential research participants.

All members of the University staff and students are required to plan and conduct their investigations in accordance with appropriate ethical standards. Staff should ensure that they have knowledge of any relevant disciplinary guidelines on research ethics and that any empirical research has the required approval by the relevant faculty's Research Ethics Committee and/ or other bodies as required.

Animal Research

If your research is working with animals please consult the . A specific . (UL internal access only for both documents).

Health Research

All health research oversight on behalf of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ is undertaken by the Health Research Oversight Committee (HROC). The HROC reports to the University Research Committee (URC) which is chaired by the Vice President Research and Innovation.

If you are conducting health research, you must engage with the HROC prior to or in parallel with submitting this application. For more information, please see the UL Health Research Policy.

UL Research Ethics Governance Committee

The UL Research Ethics Governance Committee (ULREG) is primarily concerned with research related policies, procedures and governance. All appeals of Faculty REC decisions are referred to ULREG.

The Office of the Vice President Research and Innovation maintains overall responsibility for research ethics and governance structures at the University.

Contact ULREG