The University of Oxford places a high value on the knowledge, expertise, and integrity of its members and their ability to conduct research to high standards of scholarship and ethics. The research ethics clearance procedures have been established to ensure that the University is meeting its obligations as a responsible institution. They start from the presumption that all members of the University will take their responsibilities and obligations seriously and will ensure that their research on human subjects is conducted according to the established principles and good practice in their fields and in accordance, where appropriate, with legal requirements. Since the requirements of research ethics review will vary from field to field and from project to project, the University accepts that different guidelines and procedures will be appropriate. Please check and the first to see if you need ethics approval. Please complete this form using a word processor and email it, together with your , to your (if applicable). If you don’t have a DREC please email this form to using your official ox.ac.uk email address. Only emailed applications will be accepted. WHAT THIS CHECKLIST IS DESIGNED FOR This 1A checklist is designed largely for research that falls within the Divisions of Social Sciences and Humanities where ethical issues are relatively few and straightforward. Interviews, field work and oral history are also included in the CUREC process. The full CUREC 2 application is only required where certain project characteristics (e.g. type of participants, or procedures) result in a more complex set of ethical issues. It is expected that only in a limited number of cases will it be necessary for researchers to complete a CUREC 2 application. The checklist below will direct you to a CUREC 2 application if needed. WHAT THIS CHECKLIST WILL NOT ASSESS This checklist does not cover research governance, satisfactory methodology, or compliance with the requirements of publishers when administering their tests or questionnaires. As principal researcher, it is your responsibility to ensure that requirements in these areas are met. CUREC does not review studies classed as audit (see and on our website). If your study involves NHS patients, NHS staff / data / facilities, or human tissue, please check the and contact the in the first instance. Further information on the University’s research ethics procedures is available from the . SECTION A: Filter for CUREC2 application This section determines whether your study raises more complex issues which require the completion of a full application for ethical review, known as the CUREC 2 application. (Please mark in the Yes/No column as appropriate to indicate your response.) ‘X’
The University of Oxford places a high value on the knowledge, expertise, and integrity of its members and their ability to conduct research to high standards of scholarship and ethics. The research ethics clearance procedures have been established to ensure that the University is meeting its obligations as a responsible institution. They start from the presumption that all members of the University will take their responsibilities and obligations seriously and will ensure that their research on human subjects is conducted according to the established principles and good practice in their fields and in accordance, where appropriate, with legal requirements. Since the requirements of research ethics review will vary from field to field and from project to project, the University accepts that different guidelines and procedures will be appropriate. Please check and the first to see if you need ethics approval. Please complete this form using a word processor and email it, together with your , to your (if applicable). If you don’t have a DREC please email this form to using your official ox.ac.uk email address. Only emailed applications will be accepted. WHAT THIS CHECKLIST IS DESIGNED FOR This 1A checklist is designed largely for research that falls within the Divisions of Social Sciences and Humanities where ethical issues are relatively few and straightforward. Interviews, field work and oral history are also included in the CUREC process. The full CUREC 2 application is only required where certain project characteristics (e.g. type of participants, or procedures) result in a more complex set of ethical issues. It is expected that only in a limited number of cases will it be necessary for researchers to complete a CUREC 2 application. The checklist below will direct you to a CUREC 2 application if needed. WHAT THIS CHECKLIST WILL NOT ASSESS This checklist does not cover research governance, satisfactory methodology, or compliance with the requirements of publishers when administering their tests or questionnaires. As principal researcher, it is your responsibility to ensure that requirements in these areas are met. CUREC does not review studies classed as audit (see and on our website). If your study involves NHS patients, NHS staff / data / facilities, or human tissue, please check the and contact the in the first instance. Further information on the University’s research ethics procedures is available from the . SECTION A: Filter for CUREC2 application This section determines whether your study raises more complex issues which require the completion of a full application for ethical review, known as the CUREC 2 application. (Please mark ‘X’ in the Yes/No column as appropriate to indicate your response.)