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ADEP System
Nov 19, 2024 - Welcome to the newly developed ADEP System ADEP is an online solution designed to streamline the process of capturing, approving, and monitoring research ethics applications. To access the system, please register by emailing your name, surname, student or staff number, and email address to Mrs Madelien Burgers at madelien.burgers@…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/faculty-natural-and-agricultural-sciences-research-ethics-committee-fnasrec/no-risk-or-low-risk
No risk or Low risk
Oct 16, 2025 - Is my study a No risk or a Low risk study? FNASREC deals with zero/ no-risk and low-risk studies in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences that are not health-related. The scientific review committee (internal committee in a School or Department that are subject matter experts) plays a central role in ensuring that the quality…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/faculty-natural-and-agricultural-ethics-office/my-study-no-risk-or-low-risk
Is my study No risk or Low risk?
Aug 07, 2024 - Is my study a No-risk or a Low-risk study? FNASREC deals with zero/ no-risk and low-risk studies in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences that are not health-related. The scientific review committee (internal committee in a School or Department that are subject matter experts) plays a central role in ensuring that the quality and…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/faculty-natural-and-agricultural-sciences-research-ethics-committee-fnasrec/meeting-schedule-2024
Meeting Schedule 2024
Nov 06, 2024 - Feedback on an application that is served at a specific meeting is usually received within 3 business days. Urgent applications can be accommodated in an ad-hoc manner where strong motivation is submitted. For example, applications that are submitted during the December-January period when there are no scheduled meetings.http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/faculty-natural-and-agricultural-sciences-research-ethics-committee-fnasrec/application-process
Application Process
Oct 16, 2025 - Follow the process below to obtain an ethics number: The student/researcher (applicant) conceptualises the research study in alignment with the ADEP proposal template (…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/faculty-natural-and-agricultural-sciences-research-ethics-committee-fnasrec/welcome-fnasrec
Welcome to FNASREC
Oct 16, 2025 - Overview All research conducted at the university requires ethics clearance, as mandated by section 4.11.4 of the General Academic Rules, approved on 16 November 2023. The NWU policy stipulates that all research, including MSc and PhD student projects, and any research conducted by staff and post-doctoral associates, whether funded or…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/faculty-natural-and-agricultural-sciences-research-ethics-committee-fnasrec/other-recs
Other RECs
Oct 16, 2025 - Other NWU Research Ethics Committees (RECs) (http://services.nwu.ac.za/research-support/research-ethics) North-West University Animal Production Research Ethics Committee (AnimProdREC) Registered with the National Health Research Ethics Council (NHREC) Handles all research ethics applications relating to animals and…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/faculty-natural-and-agricultural-sciences-research-ethics-committee-fnasrec/complaints-procedure
Complaints Procedure
Sep 05, 2024 - In order to ensure transparency and expediency within the Ethics Office, as well as the ethics committees that it supports, there is a very clear procedure that is in place, when a complaint is received There are three types of complaints: Complaints from researchers about a member of the NWU-FNASREC itself…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/faculty-natural-and-agricultural-sciences-research-ethics-committee-fnasrec/whistleblowing
Whistleblowing
Sep 05, 2024 - The NWU is committed to the highest standard of ethics and integrity in research. Researchers of the institution are expected to always behave in an honest and responsible way. Research activities will be carried out in an open and transparent manner and in accordance with the code of conduct for researchers of the NWU.…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/faculty-natural-and-agricultural-sciences-research-ethics-committee-fnasrec/scientific-committees
Scientific Committees
Jul 03, 2025 - Scientific committees are panels of discipline experts responsible for conducting an in-depth scientific review of proposed studies before they undergo ethical evaluation. Their primary role is to assess the scientific validity and associated risk factors of the research and provide recommendations to the Ethics Committee. Scientific…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/national-grain-research-programme/gallery