Research and knowledge exchange

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)

 

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