Applying for Human Ethics Approval

There are two methods by which research projects involving human participants are reviewed at the UNSW:

If your project has significant ethical impact, apply to the UNSW Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC).

If it has minimal ethical impact, apply to the Human Research Ethics Advisory (HREA) panel.

Panels can give approval for one year only, and in exceptional circumstances, may approve a one year extension. Projects that are expected to go over one year, eg PhD research projects, should apply to the HREC for a 5 year approval.

For more information see Human Ethics General Procedures.

Non-UNSW Researchers

The UNSW Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) will consider ethics applications from clients not affiliated with UNSW who wish to conduct research involving or impacting upon humans. Click here for more information.