Ethics Sub-Committee meeting dates and submission deadlines

Most University ethics applications involve minimal risk and are reviewed through ERAMS by an Ethics Officer without the need to be referred to an Ethics Sub-Committee. Ethical approval can be granted by the departmental Ethics Officer if the project only involves the procedures listed on the approved list given in Annex B. Otherwise, having ensured that any queries have been revised with and addressed by the applicant, the application must be referred to an Ethics Sub-Committee (ESC) indicating the reason for doing so.

Meeting dates and submission deadlines

The Ethics Sub-Committees (ESC) Meeting Dates (.pdf) for 2025/26, including the latest date to receive applications for ESC review and date of meeting.

Applications for ethical approval will normally be reviewed by the Ethics Sub-Committee on which the departmental Ethics Officer sits.

Please note that submitting an application by the deadlines does not guarantee that it will be reviewed at the corresponding Ethics Sub-Committee meeting. Each Ethics-Sub Committee has a limited capacity for the number of applications which they can review. Applications will usually be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Where there is a spillover into an Ethics Sub-Committee of ethics applications for review, these applications will be processed for review by the next available Ethics Sub-Committee.