Training sessions for postgraduate students (Honours, Masters, PhD)

Learn how to apply for human ethics approval by joining one of our training sessions for postgraduate students.

Purpose

These training sessions are designed to assist student researchers to understand the ‘nuts and bolts’ of how to make an ethics application to the Human Ethics Committee and answer any questions you have about the process.

Topics

The topics that will be covered in these training sessions are:

  • When HEC approval is required
  • Why ethics approval is required
  • The ethics principles that guide the committee's decisions
  • The HEC application process
  • Applying through ResearchMaster
  • What the committee looks for in your ethics application
  • Tips for your application
  • Hot topics in human research ethics
  • Amendments and extensions to applications

How to take part

These sessions are held on Zoom.

Training session dates

Tuesday 9 August 2022, 12-1pm via Zoom or in person in Rankine Brown 903. Join via the following link: https://vuw.zoom.us/j/91824461219

Training sessions for supervisors: Tuesday 30 August 2022, 12-1pm via Zoom or in person in Rankine Brown 903. Join via the following link: https://vuw.zoom.us/j/95983238343

Tuesday 13 September 2022, 12-1pm via Zoom or in person in Rankine Brown 903. Join via the following link: https://vuw.zoom.us/j/96048443773

Tuesday 25 October 2022, 12-1pm via Zoom or in person in Rankine Brown 903. Join via the following link: https://vuw.zoom.us/j/98193635394

Tuesday 15 November 2022, 12-1pm via Zoom or in person in Rankine Brown 903. Join via the following link: https://vuw.zoom.us/j/98618750374