Human Research Closing Dates

New applications: Applications are to be submitted by no later than 5 pm on the closing date and are reviewed monthly. Ethics Applications will be capped at 12 items per meeting. Please ensure that submissions are sent to Human Ethics with sufficient time for consideration, as submissions beyond the meeting cap and those received after the submission closing will be processed for the next available meeting. Outcomes of the meeting will be circulated via email within 10 business days from the meeting date.

Modification requests, personnel modification requests and responses: Submissions must be provided by no later than Tuesday 5 pm. Submissions are reviewed weekly on a Thursday. Submissions received after the closing date and time will be processed for the subsequent meeting. Outcomes of the meeting will be circulated via email within 10 business days from the meeting date. The final submission deadline is the 10th December 2024.  

Starting January 2025, submissions must be provided by no later than Monday 5 pm. Submissions are reviewed weekly on a Thursday. Submissions received after the closing date and time will be processed for the subsequent meeting. Outcomes of the meeting will be circulated via email within 10 business days from the meeting date. 

Low Risk research must be submitted to the panel responsible for your school or faculty. Submission closing dates and requirements for each school or faculty vary slightly. For information on closing dates or submission requirements, select the relevant panel from the list below.

Minimal Risk: Applications are to be submitted by no later than 5pm on a Tuesday and are reviewed weekly, on the following Tuesday. The final Submission deadline of 2024 is the 3rd of December. The first submission deadline of 2025 is the 21st of January.

Modification requests, personnel modification requests and responses: Submissions must be provided by no later than 5pm on a Tuesday and are reviewed weekly, on the following Tuesday. Items received after the submission closing will be processed for the next available meeting.

• Extensions for new applications to submission deadlines must be requested in writing to humanethics@unsw.edu.au before the submission deadline.
• Requests will be granted based on the number of applications listed on the meeting agenda for the submission deadline and whether the maximum number of applications has been exceeded. 
• An extension of two working days will be provided for all requests granted, after this time the meeting agenda will be circulated and additional submissions will not be added.  
• Submissions received after the deadline without an approved extension request will be processed for the next available submission closing date.
• Extension requests are not provided for modifications, personnel requests or responses.