Information for staff who will be undertaking peer reviews of applications and also for filter committees.
Peer Review
Peer review is the first stage in the approval process for human research applications.
A peer review should be carried out by members of staff who are familiar with the subject area concerned but who are not directly involved in the project.
Filter Committee
It is a requirement that all research on human subjects being undertaken by staff or students of the University will, following peer review, be submitted for consideration by a Faculty/School Research Governance Filter Committee.
It should be noted that where circumstances and workload permit, the Research Governance Filter Committee may choose to conduct peer review as part of its consideration of any application.
It should also be noted that for studies being conducted in collaboration with the NHS/HPSS, the peer review and scrutiny of applications might be conducted under the research management processes of the collaborating Trust or other body.