Research Ethics - Research and Innovation

RESEARCH

University of Zululand (UNIZULU) through the University of Zululand Research ethics Committee (UZREC) is responsible for reviewing, approving, and monitoring proposals for students, staff, and external proposals for non-degree purposes. The committee reviews, approves and monitors all types of research proposals involving animals, humans, and environment. UZREC is registered with the National Health Research Ethics Council (NHREC): registration number (REC-171110-030).

The essential purpose of UZREC is to protect the dignity, rights, safety, and well-being of all participants (human and animal) research. UZREC will do this through independent, prospective and ongoing ethics review of all research projects undertaken by members of staff, registered students and affiliates.

Application procedure

All researchers who want to receive ethical clearance from UNIZULU to conduct research or to collect data, need to apply by filling in the ethical clearance form provided below:

Internal applications

The following documents need to be submitted for internal applications:

Proposal
Application form

Postgraduate student researchers registered at UNIZULU should submit documents to the faculty for approval through the supervisor, once approved, the documents will be forwarded to Higher Degrees Committee and then to UZREC once approved by HDC.

External applications

Applicants that would like their proposal to be reviewed by UNIZULU to obtain an ethical clearance certificate need to submit the following documents to UZREC: ManqeleS@unizulu.ac.za or MbonaM@unizulu.ac.za

Proposal
Application form
Gatekeeper/permission letter from where the data will be collected

One of the UZREC requirements is that all researchers that will be researching or collecting data from humans need to fill the Informed consent to provide participates with knowledge and assure them of the confidentiality of their response. Please use the link below

Informed consent form

Note

For children under the age of 18, the parent/guardian needs to sign the consent form on their behalf.

Children Informed consent form

Ethics Guidelines