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Powers of the College Ethics Committee

The Committee may:

• authorise the research to proceed without requiring any amendment. Any such authorisation is granted on the basis of the project as stated on the research submission. Any changes must be notified to the Committee and normally approval obtained before proceeding.
• require clarification or modification of parts of the research submission. The Convener will generally be granted the authority to approve the amendments.
• defer consideration of a proposal to such time as the Committee next meets, or arrange an ad-hoc meeting to discuss the application.
• reject the research proposal in whole or in part.
• revoke approval of the research if dissatisfied with the conduct of the research or of the researchers.
• refer university students or staff through the University’s disciplinary procedures if issues of concern arise from the research.

As part of their assistance to researchers, the Committee will ordinarily give reasons for requiring modification to proposals, rejecting them or for revoking approval.

The Committee may call for reports on the conduct of the research during projects and on completion to help the Committee in formulating its guidance and so that the Committee can be assured that projects continue to conform to approved ethical standards. This will not in any way reduce the responsibility of the researcher to ensure such conformity.

The Committee will maintain a record of all proposed research projects, and will require a formal report on completion of the project in order to review the outcome of the research and its contribution to knowledge.  

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