| Research involving human subjects but is non-biomedical requires
ethical clearance from the Humanities and Social Sciences Research
Ethics Committee. Applications are to be made on RIG, and in accordance with the guidelines below: The
World Medical Association (WMA) has developed the Declaration of
Helsinki as a statement of ethical principles for medical research
involving human subjects, including research on identifiable human
material and data. See full declaration below: The
University of KwaZulu-Natal's Human Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee
approves as submitted, approves subject to specified conditions or
rejects research proposals on the basis of the University's Research Ethics Policy,
and principles and procedures defined within it. HSSREC may also
withdraw or suspend approval of an ongoing research project due to
serious concerns regarding its ethical aspects. HSSREC will also provide
guidance and advice on ethical issues to those undertaking research.
HSSREC will make decisions about the quality of the research itself.
The Human Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee is registered with the National Health Research Ethics Committee (Department of Health), and also process ethics applications following their guidelines.
RIG (Research Information Gateway) All HSSREC application must be submitted using RIG: Internal applications (Registered staff and students): https://rig.ukzn.ac.za/converis/secure/client/login External applications (Not registered with UKZN): https://rig.ukzn.ac.za/converis/secure/login Applications can also be worked with offline by downloading the following MS Word template: https://ics.ukzn.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/HSSREC-Application-Template.docx Online Research Ethics Training It is now a requirement to submit Research Ethics Training Certificates for all HSSREC applications. Only Module 1 (Introduction) and Module 3 (Informed Consent) is required. It is advisable to use the following site to obtain your training certificates: http://elearning.trree.org/ All Research Ethics Training Certificates are valid for 3 years. |