The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on 25th May 2018. All researchers should familiarise themselves with, and take account of, the new guidance (https://www.dundee.ac.uk/information-governance/dataprotection/) before submitting an application for ethics review and approval.

Application

• Checklist 1: Guidance
• Checklist 1: Does the Project Require Ethical Approval?
• Checklist 2: Is your project ‘low’ or ‘medium’ or ‘high’ risk?

• Forms A & B: Data Management Guidance 
• Form A: Low Risk Application
• Form B: Medium/High Risk Application

• Guidance for Module Level and Group Applications  

Additional Guidance

• Research Projects Involving the Use of Human Tissue from Healthy Volunteers
• Guidance for researchers planning to use social media for recruitment
• Guidance on overseas research
• Guidance on platforms, systems and storage of research data

Participant Information Sheet and Consent Form

• Participant Information Sheet Template
• Consent Form Template

Review

• Reviewer Checklist: Form A
• Reviewer Checklist: Form B

Amendment/Extension

• Post-Approval Request for Amendment
• Post-Approval Request for an Extension 

Appeals

• SREC Appeals Procedure
• SREC Appeals Form
• UREC Appeals Procedure
• UREC Appeals Form