Ethics Approval - University's Research Office

All research projects involving humans require ethical approval. Research Projects cannot begin until you receive a written letter of approval from the Monash University Human Research Ethics Committee (MUHREC) .

Faculty Process:

All student applications must be read and approved by the student's main supervisor, and reviewed by the Director Research Degrees before being forwarded to MUHREC for approval. The Director Research Degrees  will not sign off on the application until (s)he is satisfied that it complies with the University's ethics guidelines.

The student should:

• Hand in the required number of copies of their ethics application (signed by themselves and their supervisor) and supporting documentation to the Research Degrees Office (room G06, Clayton) by the Faculty deadline. Faculty deadline is 4 PM Friday before MUHREC's deadline on Wednesday.
• Send the electronic copy of their application directly to muhrec@adm.monash.edu.au

The Research Degrees Office will then:

1. Liaise with the Director of Research Degrees to obtain his/her signature.
2. Liaise with students regarding any suggested amendments.
3. Hand deliver the required number of copies of the application to the Ethics Committee 

The Faculty submission deadlines have been set to allow students and their supervisors time to make any amendments before the University deadline. If you submit your application after the specified Faculty deadlines, we can not guarantee that it will be approved and forwarded for your preferred committee meeting.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the Human Ethics Office on +61 3 990 55490 OR the Faculty Research Degrees Office on +61 3 990 52821.

Ethics approval information