All human ethics applications must be lodged online using the Swinburne Ethics Review Management (ERM). For detailed instructions see the ERM human ethics user guide [PDF 3.7MB].

Application process

  1. Go to the Swinburne Ethics Review Management website. 
  2. Click ‘Log in’ in the top right-hand corner of the menu bar and enter your Swinburne email address and password.  
  3. Select ‘Create project’ from the left-hand sidebar, add in the Project Title and select the appropriate application form. 
  4. Complete the application — you can invite your collaborators to review and work on the form too. 
  5. Create and attach relevant additional documents as requested in the form. 
  6. Obtain the sign-offs requested in the form. 
  7. Submit the application form by the relevant deadline.  
  8. Respond to any queries posed by the ethics committee. 
  9. Ethics approval will be granted once all outstanding queries are satisfied.
     

Already have ethics approval from a non-Swinburne Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC)? 

For applications that have already received ethical approval from an NHMRC-registered Australian HREC please select the Human External Approved/Transferred application in the ERM system and complete that form. You will be required to provide evidence of the approval and copies of all documents that they approved.

Human ethics user guide
Ethical research management

Human ethics user guide

This guide provides detailed instructions for using the Swinburne Ethics Review Management (ERM) system.

Deadlines and application help

Make sure you submit your application to the correct review body. 

Swinburne University Human Research Ethics Committee (SUHREC) review 

The SUHREC committee reviews research that is not low-risk and/or involves vulnerable population groups and/or significantly sensitive issues. 

SUHREC submission deadlines 2024 SUHREC meeting dates 2024

Wednesday 27 March

Friday 12 April

Friday 26 April

Friday 10 May

Friday 31 May

Friday 14 June

Friday 28 June

Friday 12 July

Friday 02 August

Friday 16 August

Friday 30 August

Friday 13 September

Thursday 26 September

Friday 11 October

Friday 01 November

Friday 15 November

Friday 22 November

Friday 06 December

Swinburne Human Ethics Sub Committee (SHESC) review

The SHESC sub-committee reviews research that is negligible or low risk and does not involve vulnerable population groups and/or sensitive issues.

SHESC submission deadlines 2024 SHESC meeting dates 2024

Monday 25 March

Friday 05 April

Monday 08 April

Friday 19 April

Monday 15 April

Friday 26 April

Monday 22 April

Friday 03 May

Monday 06 May

Friday 17 May

Monday 20 May

Friday 31 May

Monday 27 May

Friday 07 June

Tuesday 11 June

Friday 21 June

Note: Additional SHESC dates to be advised.

Human Research

Do you need a hand preparing your human research ethics application or have any questions you’d like to ask? The Research Ethics, Integrity and Biosafety hosts sessions for research staff and students to:

  • discuss ethics requirements for research 
  • get help preparing ethics applications 
  • discuss the committee’s feedback on ethics applications that have already been reviewed 
  • get help submitting modification requests or annual reports 
  • raise any other queries about human research ethics.
     

Please email resethics@swin.edu.au to make an appointment to speak with a member of the Ethics team.

Want to know more about requirements for ethics review?

Find out what research requires ethical review and what level of review is required, or whether your research is exempt from needing a review.

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