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Humanities & Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee

Reviews research involving human participants across humanities and social sciences.

HSSREC

Humanities & Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee

Scope of Review

  • Health Sciences: Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health
  • Social Sciences: Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology
  • Education: Educational research, Pedagogy studies
  • Humanities: Cultural studies, History, Philosophy

Key Focus Areas

  • Confidentiality and data protection
  • Cultural sensitivity considerations
  • Informed consent processes
  • Protection of human participants
  • Vulnerable population safeguards