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Human Research Ethics

Human Research Ethics brings together consent review, vulnerable participants and long-duration studies.

ETHauthorityUnion-wide competence

The public purpose

Human Research Ethics brings together consent review, vulnerable participants and long-duration studies.

Operational teams

ETH.01.01
Consent review

Assess meaningful human-study consent around actual choices, comprehension and withdrawal.

ETH.01.02
Vulnerable participants

Review additional protections for participants facing dependency or limited practical choice.

ETH.01.03
Long-duration studies

Assess long-duration studies with accepted continuing consent, monitoring and succession.

Programme responsibilities

Assessment evidence
Research consent finding; Participant protection assessment; Long-duration study covenant
Accountable output
Human Research Ethics integrated programme finding
Programme custodian
Human Research Ethics
Independent review
Union Ombudsman

Requests and referrals

SVC-014
Register a long-duration human study

An ethics opinion and required protections before recruitment.

SVC-058
Review a century-scale public obligation

A future-generation review with disclosed dissent and unfunded duties.

INT-024
Request future-generation review

An independent future-generation finding before irreversible commitments.

Human Research Ethics / division of work

ETH.01.01

Consent review

Assess meaningful human-study consent around actual choices, comprehension and withdrawal.

Accountable output
Research consent finding
ETH.01.02

Vulnerable participants

Review additional protections for participants facing dependency or limited practical choice.

Accountable output
Participant protection assessment
ETH.01.03

Long-duration studies

Assess long-duration studies with accepted continuing consent, monitoring and succession.

Accountable output
Long-duration study covenant

Authority for human research ethics integrated programme finding

Subject-specific assessment
An employer presents study participation as a condition of continued work
Shared legal framework
Bioethics & Future Generations Council / powers
Handling complaint
Union Ombudsman
Contested legal finding
Union Court of Justice

Choose your route

Office output: Human Research Ethics integrated programme finding