Human Ethics

All staff or student projects and research that involve human participants must receive the approval of either:
 

1.  The University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee (UAHPEC)
   
   Or
    
2. For health and disability research, a Ministry of Health accredited health and disability ethics committee.

Important note:

i) It is a requirement of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) that the following documents must be forwarded to the Research Integrity Unit on Level 10, 49 Symonds Street:
1. a copy of the application submitted to any other ethics committee
AND
2. the requirement letter from that ethics committee (that is, the first letter issued to the applicant after the meeting) 
 

ii) For FMHS applicants, this should be through the FMHS Research office and accompanied by the Dean’s signature sheet.