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:
2026 / 2027 application submission and review cycle
| 2025/2026 Research Ethics Application Submission and Review Cycle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Submission Deadline | REC Review Week | Decision Letter Issued |
| September 2026 | |||
| Review Cycle 1 | 31st August 2026 | 14th September 2026 | W/C 21st September 2026 |
| Review Cycle 2 | 14th September 2026 | 28th September 2026 | W/C 05th October 2026 |
| October 2026 | |||
| Review Cycle 3 | 28th September 2026 | 12th October 2026 | W/C 19th October 2026 |
| Review Cycle 4 | 12th October 2026 | 26th October 2026 | W/C 02nd November 2026 |
| November 2026 | |||
| Review Cycle 5 | 26th October 2026 | 09th November 2026 | W/C 16th November 2026 |
| Review Cycle 6 | 09th November 2026 | 23rd November 2026 | W/C 30th November 2026 |
| December 2026 | |||
| Review Cycle 7 | 23rd November 2026 | 07th December 2026 | W/C 14th December 2026 |
| January 2027 | |||
| Review Cycle 8 | 04th January 2027 | 18th January 2027 | W/C 01st February 2027 |
| February 2027 | |||
| Review Cycle 9 | 18th January 2027 | 01st February 2027 | W/C 8th February 2027 |
| Review Cycle 10 | 01st February 2027 | 15th February 2027 | W/C 02nd March 2027 |
| March 2027 | |||
| Review Cycle 11 | 15th February 2027 | 01st March 2027 | W/C 16th March 2027 |
| Review Cycle 12 | 01st March 2027 | 15th March 2027 | W/C 22nd March 2027 |
| April 2027 | |||
| Review Cycle 13 | 15th March 2027 | 29th March 2027 | W/C 05th April 2027 |
| Review Cycle 14 | 05th April 2027 | 19th April 2027 | W/C 26th April 2027 |
| May 2027 | |||
| Review Cycle 15 | 19th April 2027 | 03rd May 2027 | W/C 10th May 2027 |
| Review Cycle 16 | 03rd May 2027 | 17th May 2027 | W/C 24th May 2027 |
| June 2027 | |||
| Review Cycle 17 | 17th May 2027 | 31st May 2027 | W/C 07th June 2027 |
| Review Cycle 18 | 31st May 2027 | 14th June 2027 | W/C 21st June 2027 |
| July 2027 | |||
| Review Cycle 19 | 14th June 2027 | 28th June 2027 | W/C 05th July 2027 |
| August 2027 | |||
| Applications submitted in August will be reviewed virtually | |||