HRA Update – Is my project research? How to determine which projects require review by a Research Ethics Committee
Date: 25 April 2025
Dr Simon Kolstoe is a Research Ethics Committee Chair who also chairs the Ministry of Defence Research Ethics Committee and the UK Health Security Agency Research Ethics and Governance Group. With lots of experience of helping researchers work this out, he has published a paper with Janet Messer, Director of Approvals at the HRA and others, which is designed to help researchers and others involved in project governance to understand when an NHS research ethics review is needed.