Research Governance
The School of Engineering and Informatics falls under the Science Engineering and Medicine: Science, Engineering and Technology Faculty Research Ethics Committee (SEMSET F-REC).
There are different pathways for ethical review of research, depending on whether you are:
- (a) A member of staff or a PGR (Postgraduate Research) student.
- (b) An undergraduate (UG) or postgraduate taught (PGT) student.
Staff and PGR Students
For all staff and PGR students, you should follow the University procedures described here: University Research Governance Procedures.
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught Students
Check with your supervisor or module convenor whether your project needs ethics approval – don't assume it does not. Failing to obtain ethical clearance when required is considered an academic offense.
Read the ethics guidance on the Canvas site for your module or project to determine whether ‘Blanket’ ethical approval has been obtained for specific research projects, and if so, to access guidance and templates for this. For projects requiring ethical approval and not covered via pre-existing ‘Blanket’ approval, you should follow the University procedures described here: University Research Governance Procedures.
Contacts
For all students, your primary contact for ethics queries is your supervisor or module convenor.
The current School Research Ethics Officer (SREO) is Kate Howland; you can reach her via email at k.l.howland@sussex.ac.uk.
The Science Engineering and Medicine: Science, Engineering and Technology Faculty Research Ethics Committee (SEMSET F-REC) can be contacted at frecsemset@sussex.ac.uk.