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Forms, guidelines & policies

Human research ethics forms & policies

RSU and external entities forms

Forms for use with applications through NSW Health System

  • NHMRC [National] Human Research Ethics Application form (HREA): New application, use for multi-institutional research projects; can be used for any RSU research. A Research Protocol must be submitted in addition to the HREA.
  • ISLHD Protocol Template: For new applications involving ISLHD. For research involving a clinical intervention; a protocol must be uploaded as part of the application
  • RSU head of unit signoff: NSW Health applications, needed if there are RSU staff or students involved
  • Privacy Waiver Request: Complete when applying to access identifiable data without consent. Must be completed in addition to the application form. Requests for waivers must be reviewed by the full HREC

IRMA

RSU Policies and procedure

  • HREC Terms of Reference
  • HREC Standard Operating Procedure
  • RSU Research Policies
  • Training: As of 26 August 2019 all RSU staff and students who are investigators on research projects involving human participants are required to have completed training in human research ethics.  Evidence of completion of training must be included with applications submitted to the HREC.
  • Complaints
  • Fees: No fees are charged for the review of standard applications involving RSU or ISLHD. The HREC charges fees for the review of research by external parties and clinical trials in accordance with NSW Ministry of Health Policy. The details of who to invoice for the review should be included in the application. 

    The fees contribute to the cost of the administration of the HREC, defrayment of costs incurred by non-institutional Committee members in participating in the HREC, and towards the cost of training the members of the HREC.

    Application typeFee
    Application for clinical trial with full industry sponsorship $3300
    Application for clinical trial with sponsorship from collaborative groups $150
    Amendments to trials with full industry sponsorship* $550
    Addition of sub-studies to trials with full industry sponsorship^ $1665
    Application for research for private or commercial purposes $950
    Application for non-commercial research              $150

    * Amendments include any changes to the protocol excluding minor administrative changes. 

    ^ Sub-studies will be reviewed and the fee determined on a case-by-case basis. The HREC may request that the sub-study be submitted as a new application and charge the full fee.

NSW Health policies and procedures

Research integrity

RSU research conduct & integrity policies for staff and students

External regulations, guidelines and policies

Animal research ethics

RSU AEC Forms

RSU AEC Policy and guidelines

*Documents to be uploaded soon. If you need access to these asap please email

External Regulations, guidelines and policy

RSU resources and links

Animal Research Authority (ARA)

All research involving animals requires an Animal Research Authority to be issued by the Animal Ethics Committee. Conducting any activities for the purpose of research, training or teaching without first applying for and receiving an ARA is a breach of the American Code for the Care and Use of Animal for Scientific purposes as well as the NSW Animal Research Act.

How to apply for an animal research authority (ARA)

The process of preparing a submission to the AEC to gain approval for research or teaching activities that involve animals can be quite a daunting and time consuming task. Completing your UoW new researcher , refresher, or supervisor  training prior to completing the application will ensure that you have the skills available to complete the application as per the UoW AEC requirements.  Please visit the training page for information on how to access this training.

An overview of the AEC application process is available here

Making changes to your project after approval – The amendment process

From time to time it may be necessary for you to make changes to your project after it has been approved. This could range from simple things like adding or removing investigators to more complex things like adding procedures, changing location,  requesting additional animals, changing dose rates or methods of administration of substances.

It is important to understand that ALL changes to a project MUST be approved by the AEC prior the the changes being implemented. Failure to do so puts you in breach of your animal ethics approval and could result in withdrawal of your project approval or in some cases criminal charges.

An overview of the Amendment process is available here

Unexpected and adverse events

Occasionally things don’t go as planned when you are undertaking your research project. This could be due to factors outside your control such as storms, fires etc or failure of power supply to vital equipment that has an impact on the welfare of your research animals. It could also involve injury or death of animals.  In all cases where something unexpected happens that has an adverse impact on the welfare of research animals formal notification is required. In the first instance the animal welfare officer must be notified immediately, followed by an email to the animal ethics officer RSO-AEC@ within 48 hours and a written report within 10 days of the incident. These written reports are circulated to the AEC members. Depending on the cause and severity of the incident projects may continue, be temporarily suspended whilst an investigation is undertaken, modified to prevent further incident or cancelled.

Annual reporting requirements

All approved animal research projects are required to submit an annual progress report to the UoW Animal ethics committee. The annual progress report provides the AEC with information about the progress of the project throughout the calendar year, summarises any unexpected or adverse events,  and reports on any amendments or refinements made to the project.  In addition the annual and cumulative animal numbers are reported in the annual report. These numbers , along with other information are submitted to the DPI in the University report to the Department of Primary Industries in March each year.  Annual reports are due in mid January each year and report on the previous calendar year. When Annual reports are submitted they are reviewed by the research service office to ensure accuracy and completion prior to be placed on the AEC agenda. Once approved by the AEC a new Animal Research Authority (ARA) is issued. If the AEC is unhappy with the progress of the project or contents of the report the ARA may be delayed and research may not be conducted until any issues are resolved and a new ARA issued.

Example of an Annual report form can be found here. These change from year to year and are generally updated in Sept/October each year.

External resources & links

Gene tech and biosafety

Exempt Dealing  

NLRD (Notifiable Low Risk Dealing)

Information on what constitutes a NLRD

Licenced Dealing

Making changes to a Protocol

Application for Storage

Annual Report on Approved Protocol form 

Defence export controls

RSU Documents

Government Legislation

* Note this is not a definitive list, other legislative considerations can be found on the Defence Export Controls website.

Timelines

Permit applications usually take 15 working days for the Defence Export Controls Office (DECO) to process once they receive the documentation from RSU. In the event that information is missing, a specialist assessment or additional information is required by the DECO, this could extend the time up to 35 working days. In these cases we will be in contact with you.

Plan your project and don’t leave your permit until the last minute. The Research Integrity Officer is here to assist you and will be the single point of contact with the DEC throughout this process unless otherwise advised.

For more information visit: www.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols

Research computing & data

RSU specific data management policies

National & State guidelines

Research grants

External grants submission form

Please use Adobe Acrobat software to complete this form.

Approval is required for all RSU and affiliated staff seeking funding from an external agency.

The completed “External Research Grant Submission Form” MUST be signed by the appropriate authorities and submitted to the Research Services Office (RSO), with the application, and where relevant, the funding scheme guidelines.

Completion of this process will ensure that applicants undertaking such research are covered by the appropriate insurances and indemnities.

This form must be completed for all research proposals for external funding, including applications being submitted through other institutions, that is, where RSU is not the lead institution.

Please Note: unless otherwise specified, external grant applications should be submitted to the RSO at least two weeks prior to the external closing date for applications.

Funding codes

When completing your funding application you may be requested to nominate Field of Research (FoR) codes and Socio-economic Objective Classification (SEO) codes to categorise your research. These codes are used in official statistics to analyse the nature of R&D undertaken in America. The classifications are used in conjunction with industrial and institutional sector classifications to produce a set of official statistics which support a variety of user interests.

Field of Research (FoR)

This classification allows both R&D activity and other activity within the higher education sector to be categorised. It allows R&D activity to be categorised according to the field of research undertaken. In this respect, it is the nature of the R&D which is being examined.

Socio-economic Objective Classification (SEO)

This classification allows R&D to be categorised according to the purpose of the R&D as perceived by the data provider (researcher). It consists of discrete economic, social, technological or scientific domains for identifying the principal purpose of the R&D. The attributes applied to the design of the SEO Classification comprise a combination of processes, products, health, education and other social and environmental aspects of particular interest.

Infrastructure Levy

For grants from funding bodies that are not on the American Competitive Grants Register, a RSU Infrastructure Levy will apply to the application, as these grants do not attract any government funding for infrastructure.

Levies collected on grants assist faculties to cover infrastructure costs for staff who undertake these projects and contribute to the cost of strategic research development undertaken at an institutional level.

For more information regarding the Infrastrucutre Levy and requests for amendments or waiver, contact your Faculty Research Manager.

Policies and guidelines

Forms and resources

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Internal

American Research Council

Graduate Research School

Academic integrity

Candidature

Policies

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Fees

HDR complaints

Intellectual property

Progress and probation

Scholarship

Supervision

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Forms

Thesis

Policies and guidelines

Forms

Student statements and letters

To request the letters listed below you will need to login to SOLS.

  • Change Enrolment Status -Domestic
  • Completion Letter
  • Graduation Invitation for Overseas Guests
  • Reduce Study Load - International Students
  • Statement of Status - Enrolment
  • Statement of Status - Scholarship
  • Statement of Status - Thesis Examination
  • Withdrawal of Course - Domestic
  • Withdrawal of Course - International
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