2020 meeting dates and deadlines

During the COVID19 response, we will be maintaining a reduced ethics approval service to deal with urgent applications. Ethics committee meetings will be scheduled as required to deal with the applications we receive. Unless you intend to undertake research during the period of lockdown, we would appreciate you delaying your ethics application until Massey resumes normal business.

Allocation of applications

Academic/Professional staff based at the Albany Campus; and students whose Chief Supervisor is located at the Albany Campus will have their applications allocated to MUHEC: Northern, unless review by a committee with medical expertise is required.

Academic/Professional staff based at either the Manawatu or Wellington Campus; and students whose Chief Supervisor is located at either the Palmerston North or Wellington campus will have their applications allocated to either MUHEC: Southern A or MUHEC: Southern B.

If your application requires review by a committee with medical expertise (and does not require review by a Health & Disability Ethics Committee) your application will be allocated to MUHEC: Southern A. Note: For further information, refer to the "Online application and notification procedures" page.

Please note that meetings are open to the public. Contact the Secretary of the appropriate Committee for a copy of the agenda and the time and location of the meetings.

Expedited review of an application

If you believe there are circumstances that make it inappropriate for your application to be considered at the next regular Human Ethics Committee meeting, you may request the Chair’s permission for an expedited review.

Requests for an expedited review should be sent to the Secretary of the relevant Human Ethics Committee.

Expedited review will not be given where a project involves invasive procedures; or participants who are in a dependent relationship with the researcher, such as prisoners, or hospital patients, children fifteen (15) years old or younger or those who are not fully capable of giving informed consent for themselves.

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Last updated on Tuesday 31 March 2020