Scientific Committees templates and Structure:

Minimal risk and higher research studies:

SOP for selection, appointment and functioning of the RECs of the Faculty of Health Sciences

Guidelines for scientific or proposal committee review reports

Scientific Committee Approval for a Research Application - Research using human participants, health or health-related studies

Scientific Committee Approval for a Research Application - Research using animals, animal samples or animal-related studies e.g. cell lines being infected or genetically modified or developing commercial cell lines

No risk research studies:

Process for the management of no risk research studies requiring ethical clearance

Recommendation of the Scientific Committee to the NWU-HREC for a No Risk Study

Recommendation of the Scientific Committee to the NWU-AnimCareREC for a No Risk Study