Self assessment form

  • Please note: the form cannot be submitted until all fields have been completed
  • This project is a:
  • Research Involving NHS or Animals
    NB: NHS REC review is generally required where the research involves NHS patients, NHS staff or NHS facilities. Please view the FAQs section to ascertain which projects require NHS REC review. Please be aware that the Mental Capacity Act 2005 requires that any research project involving persons aged 16 years or over, who lack the capacity to provide informed consent, be subject to approval by an NHS REC.
  • Research involving NHS
    Will the research proposal require ethical advice and review from the appropriate NHS REC under the Governance arrangements for NHS Research Ethics Committees? If the proposal has already received such review, please also select Yes.
  • Research involving NHS
  • Research involving Animals
    Will the research proposal:
  • - Require ethical advice and review from an animal research ethics committee as required by the Animal (Scientific Procedures) Act? If the proposal has already received such review, please also select Yes.
  • - Involve research with animals to be conducted overseas?
  • - Involve research with animals to be conducted overseas?
  • For all research involving animals as above, please tick yes and then email C.Chadwick@bham.ac.uk for further information about the appropriate mechanism for review.
  • Research involving animals
  • If you have answered yes to any of these questions you will can skip the next questions and go straight to the declaration. If you have answered no you will need to answer further questions. You will still need to apply for NHS REC or the relevant BERSC approval. It is sufficient that the relevant recognised ethics committee (e.g. the NHS REC or BERSC) formally approves such research proposal.
  • Other University Research
  • Will the research project involve humans as subjects of the research (with or without their knowledge or consent at the time)?
  • Will the research involve humans?
  • Are the results of the research project likely to expose any person to physical or psychological harm?
  • Are the results likely to cause physical or psychological harm?
  • Will you have access to personal information that allows you to identify individuals, or to corporate or company confidential information (that is not covered by confidentiality terms within an agreement or by a separate confidentiality agreement)?
  • Will you have access to personal information?
  • Does the research project present a significant risk to the environment or society?
  • Does the project present risk to environment or society?
  • Are there any ethical issues raised by this research project that in the opinion of the PI require further ethical review?
  • Is require further ethical review required?
  • If you answer NO to all the above questions, further ethical review is not necessary. You should now:
  • If you answer NO to all the above questions, further ethical review is not necessary. You should now: submit the webform (using the button below) to the University Research Ethics Officer (please do not submit a paper copy).
  • If you have answered YES to any of the questions, you should now: submit the webform (using the button below) to the University Research Ethics Officer (please do not submit a paper copy), and download and complete the University of Birmingham Ethical Review Application Form (address below), and submit this to the Research Ethics Office
  • https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/finance/accounting/Research-Support-Group/Research-Ethics/Ethical-Review-Forms.aspx
  • Please note that, if subsequent to this declaration, changes are made during the study that modify any of the above NO answers to YES, the Research Ethics Officer must be informed of this amendment.
  • Declaration
    By clicking the 'submit form' button, I declare that the questions above have been answered truthfully and to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that I take full responsibility for these responses. I undertake to observe ethical principles throughout the research project and to report any changes that affect the ethics of the project to the University Ethical Review Committee for review.
  • NB. This form should only be submitted by a Principal Investigator or Academic Supervisor (in the case of postgraduate research student projects).