Research ethics

SFUCHAS Institutional Review Board

The SFUCHAS Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviews research proposals for ethical compliance before research begins.

March 2026

NIMR and COSTECH accreditation assessment

From 9 to 12 March 2026 an assessment team from the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) headquarters, with a representative of COSTECH, visited the IRB. The team reviewed its operating procedures, governance structure and compliance with national research ethics guidelines, and ran capacity-building sessions for committee members and secretariat staff. The college describes the outcome as positive and expects it to lead to full accreditation.

Before you apply

Governance documents and forms

A suggested order: read how the IRB is governed and works, complete the application form and checklist, check the review fee, and sign the data transfer agreement if you will share data.

Governance structure and by-lawsHow the IRB is constituted and governed
Standard operating procedures of the Ethical Review CommitteeHow reviews are carried out
IRB application form and checklistComplete this to apply
Research protocol review templateThe template reviewers use
Data transfer agreementFor sharing research data
Fee structure for ethics reviewReview fees