Research Ethics and Integrity Subcommittee

The Research Ethics and Integrity Subcommittee is a subcommittee of the University Research Committee.

Terms of reference

To consider applications referred by School Ethics Committees for any proposed research (staff, postgraduate and undergraduate) involving human participants that is deemed to be non-routine, intrusive or any research that is likely to be ethically contentious.
To oversee the GCU Research Integrity Action Plan and matters in relation to the Concordat to Support Research Integrity and any legislation or Higher Education sector guidance which may have ethical implications for research undertaken in the University and to review and update University guidance as required.
To identify any training requirements for researchers identified in relation to research ethics and integrity and make recommendations on these requirements to the Research Culture Subcommittee and University Research Committee.
To oversee ethical approval processes within the University, consider reports from School Research Ethics Committees, which will include ethical approvals by schools/GCU London, any ethical approval proposals submitted externally, and a commentary on specific ethical issues facing the school.
To provide regular reports to the University Research Committee on numbers of ethical approvals and prepare an annual report on the operation of ethical approval processes.
To consider the initial draft of Research Integrity Annual Statement and Report for recommendation to University Research Committee.

Chair - appointed by University Research Committee
Vice Chair - appointed by University Research Committee
Chairs of the School Ethics Committees
A GCU London Ethics representative (nominated by the Director of GCU London)
University Research Integrity Champion
Assistant Head of Governance (Information Compliance)
Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange Services or nominee
Head of Researcher Development
Library Services representative
Professional services staff with a role in research governance, ethics and integrity
Two lay members
One Postgraduate Research student representative

Professor Gianna Cassidy (Chair)
Professor Oonagh Walsh (Vice Chair - Glasgow School for Business and Society)
Dr Ben Parkinson (School of Health and Life Sciences - Nursing)
Dr Michael Tong (School of Science and Engineering)
Dr Phil Dalgarno (School of Health and Life Sciences - Psychology)
Dr Les Wood (School of Health and Life Sciences - Life Sciences)
Dr Heather Lynch (School of Health and Life Sciences - Social Work)
Dr David Hamilton (School of Health and Life Sciences - Allied Health)
Dr Luka Vucinic (GCU London Ethics Representative)
Dr Billy Hare (School of Science and Engineering - Ethics Representative)
Dr Colin Milligan (Academic Development and Student Learning - Ethics Representative)
Lynsey Torrance (Assistant Head of Governance - Information Compliance)
Dr Alison McIntosh (Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange Services)
Dr Amy Cartwright (Head of Researcher Development)
Alison Lockhart - Senior Research Administrator
Teresa McAndrew - School of Professional Services Manager (Research Administration)
Toby Hanning (Library Representative)

Project Protocol Template - a project protocol template to accompany ethics applications

REIS Review Referral Form - for school Research Ethics Committees to refer ethical reviews to the Research Ethics and Integrity Subcommittee

School REC Reviewers ' Template - a template for school reviewers to document reviews

School RECs' Reports to REIS - to be used by school Research Ethics Committees for reporting to the Research Ethics and Integrity Subcommittee