Applying for ethical approval

Internal applicants from Manchester Metropolitan University

If you are seeking ethical approval from the University then follow the guidance in the table below. There are some projects where you will need approval from an external body rather than the University (these include but are not limited to Health Research Authority projects, research involving the Human Tissue Authority and projects with the Ministry of Defence). In these instances, the University will act as the Sponsor for you and the route for approval is different. If in any doubt, please contact a member of the team for advice.

Academic staff

Application	When to apply	How to apply	Approver
Grant recipient	After securing the grant but before the collection of data	Using Full Application route in Ethos	Faculty REG Committee in EthOS
General research project	At least 4-6 weeks before research starts	Using Full Application route in Ethos	Faculty REG Committee in EthOS

PhD students

Application	When to apply	How to apply	Approver
Thesis and related PhD project	Before research starts allowing time for your Supervisor to review the application	Using Full Application route in Ethos	Faculty REG Committee in EthOS

UG/PGT students

Application	When to apply	How to apply	Approver
Dissertation/any final degree project	At least 4-6 weeks before research starts	Using the UG/PGT Application route in EthOS	Academic supervisor through EthOS
Scientist Training Programme (STP) students	Before the collection of data	Using the UG/PGT route in EthOS	Academic Supervisor through EthOS, and certified by Research and Knowledge Exchange

Professional support staff

Application	When to apply	How to apply	Approver
Research project	At least 4-6 weeks before research starts	Using Full Application route in Ethos	Faculty REG Committee in EthOS

External applicants

Application	When to submit
Ongoing research being transferred to Manchester Met from another institution by a new member of staff/student	The applicant should wait until they are issued a Manchester ID number and login password. Then, they should use these to access EthOS and submit an application via the suitable route as described above.
Research in collaboration with Manchester Met	Please nominate a Manchester Met staff member as local principal investigator and have them submit an EthOS application for the activities assigned here, as described above.
Research carried out on Manchester Met staff or students by external researchers	These applicants will proceed as described in our Procedure for Reviewing External Requests for Access to Staff and Students. You can find this document on the University research ethics approval page.