University Research Ethics Committee structure
Workstream 1 Review Cycle
Within the new structure Workstream 1 (WS1) ethics applications will be submitted for review at the next available research ethics review cycle. There will be 19 review cycles scheduled throughout the year.
Ethics applications will be assigned to a Research Ethics Committee on a first come, first served basis. The maximum number of applications reviewed by each Research Ethics Committee will be capped at 8. Applications exceeding the maximum number will move into the next available Research Ethics Committee for review the following month.
The review cycle is described below:
2025 / 2026 application submission and review cycle
| 2025/2026 Research Ethics Application Submission and Review Cycle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Submission Deadline | REC Review Week | Decision Letter Issued |
| September 2025 | |||
| Review Cycle 1 | 01st September 2025 | 15th September 2025 | 22nd September 2025 |
| Review Cycle 2 | 15th September 2025 | 29th September 2025 | 06th October 2025 |
| October 2025 | |||
| Review Cycle 3 | 29th September 2025 | 13th October 2025 | 20th October 2025 |
| Review Cycle 4 | 13th October 2025 | 27th October 2025 | 03rd November 2025 |
| November 2025 | |||
| Review Cycle 5 | 27th October 2025 | 10th November 2025 | 17th November 2025 |
| Review Cycle 6 | 10th November 2025 | 24th November 2025 | 01st December 2025 |
| December 2025 | |||
| Review Cycle 7 | 14th November 2025 | 08th December 2025 | 22nd December 2025 |
| January 2026 | |||
| Review Cycle 8 | 12th January 2026 | 26th January 2026 | 02nd February 2026 |
| February 2026 | |||
| Review Cycle 9 | 26th January 2026 | 09th February 2026 | 16th February 2026 |
| Review Cycle 10 | 09th February 2026 | 23rd February 2026 | 02nd March 2026 |
| March 2026 | |||
| Review Cycle 11 | 23rd February 2026 | 09th March 2026 | 16th March 2026 |
| Review Cycle 12 | 09th March 2026 | 23rd March 2026 | 30th March 2026 |
| April 2026 | |||
| Review Cycle 13 | 23rd March 2026 | 06th April 2026 | 13th April 2026 |
| Review Cycle 14 | 06th April 2026 | 20th April 2026 | 27th April 2026 |
| May 2026 | |||
| Review Cycle 15 | 20th April 2026 | 04th May 2026 | 11th May 2026 |
| Review Cycle 16 | 04th May 2026 | 18th May 2026 | 26th May 2026 |
| June 2026 | |||
| Review Cycle 17 | 18th May 2026 | 01st June 2026 | 08th June 2026 |
| Review Cycle 18 | 01st June 2026 | 15th June 2026 | 22nd June 2026 |
| July 2026 | |||
| Review Cycle 19 | 22nd June 2026 | 06th July 2026 | 13th July 2026 |
| August 2026 | |||
| Applications submitted in August will be reviewed virtually | |||