Within the Faculty of Humanities, responsibility for ensuring the conduct of ethical research resides within individual departments (as per the Faculty of Humanities Guide to Research Ethics )
When an applicant (student or researcher) requires ethics clearance on account of a proposed research project applications must be made using the electronic research administration system (eRA) system.
Non-human participant research projects
If the proposed research does not involve human participants the applicant completes a Pre-screening questionnaire by logging into UCTs electronic research administration (eRA) system using the following guide. (Pre-screening questionnaire)
Once a decision has been taken the applicant will be informed via an eRA system generated email and should retrieve the outcome letter using the applicant guide (Retrieve PSQ outcome letter)
Human participant research projects
If the proposed research involves human participants the applicant completes an application for full ethics clearance on to UCTs electronic research administration (eRA) system by completing the DKIS instructions for human participant research projects ethics applications
Important documents:
Instructions for preparing DMP
eRA Ethics Application Full Guide
Once a full ethics clearance application is received on the eRA system a DKIS Ethics Review Committee is convened consisting of at least three DKIS academic staff members, and includes the primary supervisor of the research. All members of the DKIS academic staff participate in our Ethics Review Committee activities.
The committee then decides whether all ethical requirements have been met and the committee members complete the review of the application on eRA. If the application is successful the applicant is informed of the decision via an email from the eRA system and may go ahead and retrieve an outcome letter.
If the instruments do not meet with committee approval, the application will be returned to the applicant with suggestions for improvement.
Once a decision has been taken the applicant will be informed via an eRA system generated email and should retrieve the outcome letter using the applicant guide. (Retrieve ethics outcome letter)
Collecting data from the UCT community
Should an applicant wish to collect data from the UCT community, application must be made to the Humanities Faculty Research Ethics Committee (FREC) for further clearance (for example, UCT Human Resources (HR) or /and Department of Student Affairs (DSA)).
For further information on Research Ethics in the Faculty of Humanities, please consult the following: