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Faculty Research Ethics Committees for Social Sciences, Media, Arts and Humanities and USBS

ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Business School Faculty Research Ethics Committee (F-REC USBS)
Faculty of Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee (F-REC SS)
Faculty of Media, Arts & Humanities Research Ethics Committee (F-REC MAH)

Please note that SS-Arts C-REC will be restructuring to Faculty RECs (F-RECs) in 2025, to align with the university faculty structure:

Faculty of Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee (F-REC SS) covers the following Schools:

  • Global Studies;
  • Education & Social Work;
  • Law, Politics & Sociology;

ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Business School Faculty Research Ethics Committee (F-REC USBS)

  • ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Business School (USBS)

Faculty of Media, Arts & Humanities Research Ethics Committee (F-REC MAH)

  • Faculty of Media, Arts & Humanities (MAH)

For guidance on when an ethics review is needed and how to prepare and submit an application, please refer to the REIG guidance pages for help with the application process: How to apply. You can also refer to the A-Z guide and access the university template documents to complete your application. 

If you have any questions about these F-RECs, please contact:
Senior Research Ethics and Integrity Officer - Carol Cooley - c-recss@sussex.ac.uk / carol.cooley@sussex.ac.uk

The following members of the F-RECs fulfil ethical review responsibilities in the their schools of study.

School Research Ethics Officers (SREO's)

SREOs are responsible for the review of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught research only.

School SREO
Business School Dr Mengfeng Gong
Business School Dr Rana Zayadin
Education and Social Work Dr Nigel Marshall
Global Studies (All PGT applications) Dr Fae Dussart (PGT applications)
Global Studies (UG Geography) Dr Katie Walsh 

Global Studies (Anthropology UG, International Relations UG and International Development UG)

 Dr James McMurray 
IDS Dr Stephen Thompson
Law, Politics and Sociology Prof Susie Scott
Media, Arts and Humanities Dr Simon Williams
Media, Arts and Humanities Dr Hilary Kalmbach
Media, Arts and Humanities Dr Zoha Zokei
Media, Arts and Humanities Prof Pam Thurschwell
   

 

Faculty Research Ethics Committee (F-REC) Members
Name Role School
Vacant Chair   
Prof Lisa Holmes Deputy Chair Education and Social Work
Vacant Member ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Business School
Dr Sumohon Matlilal Member ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Business School
Dr Sung Kyu Kim Member ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Business School
Dr Amira Hawas Member ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Business School
Dr Benjamin Marent Member ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Business School
Vacant Member Faculty of Media Arts and Humanities
Vacant Member Faculty of Media Arts and Humanities
Prof Lisa Holmes Member Education and Social Work
Prof Rachel Thomson Member Education and Social Work
Dr David Orr Member Education and Social Work
Dr Samuel Knafo Member Global Studies
Dr Fae Dussart Member Global Studies
Dr Linda Waldman Member Institute of Development Studies
Dr Ulla McKnight Member Law, Politics and Sociology
Dr Gillian Love Member Law, Politics and Sociology
Prof Susie Scott Member Law, Politics and Sociology
Vacant Member Law, Politics and Sociology
Vacant Member Law, Politics and Sociology
Vacant Member Law, Politics and Sociology
Vacant Member  
Rossana Dowsett Lay Member  
Andreas Credas Lay Member  

 

F-REC Chairs

  • ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Business School Faculty Research Ethics Committee - Chair Prof Ana Isabel Canhoto

  • Faculty of Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee - Chair - pending

  • Faculty of Media, Arts & Humanities Research Ethics Committee - Chair Dr Lynne Cahill

 

F-REC contact - Senior Research Ethics & Integrity Officer (Carol Cooley)  - c-recss@sussex.ac.uk

Applying to the F-REC Social Sciences, F-REC Media, Arts & Humanities, F-REC ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Business School

All applications are made through the online ethical review system, . The Committee operates on a monthly cycle with a deadline of the 20th of each month. Find out how to apply.

The F-REC will not undertake reviews of new applications in August. Reviewing will commence again in September.

Appeals against decisions of a F-REC

The Research Ethics and Integrity Sub-Committee (REISC) has the responsibility to hear appeals against the ethical review decision of a F-REC in the event that all reasonable dialogue between the Committee and the researcher has failed to reach a suitable outcome. Please contact the Senior Ethics & Integrity Officer for further information.

Appeals relating to the decisions of academic supervisors or School Research Ethics Officers (SREOs) should be dealt within the relevant School of Study.