Contacts: SREOs and Committees
For questions about ethics approvals and permissions, sponsorship, standards, regulation, research ethics, research integrity or governance or if you have a question for one of our Cross-Schools ethics committees please see the relevant contact details below:
Research Ethics, Integrity and Governance Team
Email: rgoffice@sussex.ac.uk
Brighton and Sussex Medical School
BSMS Senior Research Ethics and Integrity Officer - Alice Ashford alice.ashford@sussex.ac.uk or semfrecbsms@sussex.ac.uk
SSARTS
Senior Research Ethics and Integrity Officer - Carol Cooley - c-recss@sussex.ac.uk
Schools: Business School, Education and Social Work, Global Studies, Law Politics and Sociology, Media, Arts and Humanities
SCITEC
Senior Research Ethics and Integrity Officer- Jemma Forman - crecscitec@sussex.ac.uk
Schools: Engineering and Informatics, Life Sciences, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Psychology
AWERB / Animal Research - Senior Research Ethics and Integrity Officer - Ellie Bunker - awerb@sussex.ac.uk
Sponsorship matters (IRAS) - researchsponsorship@sussex.ac.uk
Cross School Research Ethics Committees
Social Sciences and Arts Research Ethics Committee (SSARTS)
Contact: c-recss@sussex.ac.uk
SSARTS School Research Ethics Officers
(Global Studies; Business; Education & Social Work; Law, Politics & Sociology; Media, Arts and Humanities)
In 2025/2026, the SS-Arts C-REC will align with university faculties as follows:
• Faculty of Social Sciences F-REC (SS F-REC) covering education and social work, globalstudies, law, politics and sociology, and the Institute of Development Studies students
• Media, Arts and Humanities F-REC (MAH F-REC)
• University of Sussex Business School F-REC (USBS F-REC
Science and Technology Research Ethics Committee (SCITEC)
F-REC SEM SET: Science, Engineering and Technology
Contact: frecsemset@sussex.ac.uk
SCITEC School Research Ethics Officers
Chair: Dr Bryan Singer (Psychology)
(Life Sciences, Psychology, Engineering & Informatics, Mathematical & Physical Sciences)
Brighton and Sussex Medical School Research Governance Committee (RGEC)
SEM F-REC: Brighton and Sussex Medical School (SEM F-REC:BSMS)
Contact: semfrecbsms@sussex.ac.uk
Chair: Dr Valerie Shilling (BSMS)
Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Body (AWERB)
Contact: awerb@sussex.ac.uk
Chair: Prof Andrew Dilley (BSMS)
If you have any queries on Data Protection please email: dpo@sussex.ac.uk