Ethics committees
Information about the Animal and Human Research Ethics Committees at the University of Waikato.
University research must meet all ethical and legal requirements and professional standards pertaining to the discipline within which the research is to be conducted. This is research that involves:
Animal Ethics Committee
Users of live animals for teaching, research or production of biologically active agents have ethical and legal responsibility for the welfare of their animals. All protocols involving teaching and research in which living animals are to be used must be submitted to the Animal Ethics Committee.
Human Research Ethics Committee
The Human Research Ethics Committee is responsible to the Academic Board for the promotion, review and monitoring of ethical practice in human research carried out by staff or students of the University and for monitoring compliance with the University's Human Research Ethics Regulations. The Human Research Ethics Regulations have been developed to facilitate ethical conduct which respects the rights of people, communities, companies, trusts and other organisations. These regulations explain the standards of ethical conduct and the procedures that apply for the maintenance and monitoring of these standards.
Contact points for enquiries
Animal ethics – animal.ethics@waikato.ac.nz
Health research ethics – humanethics@waikato.ac.nz
University of Waikato staff or student contact point for non-health-related human ethics applications, please talk to your divisional manager.
Divisional resources
- Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences (ALPSS) process for ethical approval including deadline dates, access to templates and guidelines:
- ALPSS Human Research Ethics
- Contact: Eileen Fenner alpss-ethics@waikato.ac.nz
- Education Ethics portal (Education staff only): Education Ethics portal
- University of Waikato staff: Information about a Division's delegated human ethics committee is available on Te Hononga under Our University>Academic Divisions