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Research ethics training and applying for clearance: non-medical

This workshop has two components.

PART 1 (3 hours) comprises formal training on research ethics, with a particular emphasis on social science research. This training is content based. There is a formal written assignment following this workshop. Successful completion of this assignment will allow participants to receive a Certificate of Competence in Research Ethics.

PART 2 (1 hour) describes how to apply for ethics clearance to the University Research Ethics Committee (Non-Medical) or to school ethics committees.

This workshop will be relevant to Honours, Masters, PhD students as well as staff dealing with human subjects in their research projects. This 4-hour workshop will be run online on MS Teams. RSVP to Mokgaetsi Madubanya at mokgaetsi.madubanya@wits.ac.za 

Dates for 2025

  • Tuesday 28 January 0900-1300
  • Wednesday 26 February 0900-1300
  • Wednesday 26 March 1300-1700
  • Wednesday 23 April 0900-1300
  • Wednesday 28 May 1300-1700
  • Wednesday 18 June 0900-1300
  • Wednesday 22 July 1300-1700
  • Wednesday 20 August 1300-1700
  • Wednesday 17 September 1300-1700
  • Tuesday 21 October 0900-1300
  • Wednesday 19 November 0900-1300
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