Search results

The University of Montpellier's Research Ethics Committee was officially set up on February 8, 2022. Its aim is to reinforce the mechanisms put in place by the University of Montpellier to promote awareness and application of ethical and deontological principles in the face of questions raised by scientific progress and its contemporary societal repercussions, whatever the field of research. The University of Montpellier's Research Ethics Committee is competent to give consultative ethical opinions on research projects and protocols in all scientific fields, particularly those involving human beings, elements of private life and data relating to human beings. However, projects falling within the scope of Law no. 2012-300 of March 5, 2012 on research involving the human person (known as the "Jardé Law") and its implementing decree no. 2016-1537 of November 16, 2016, and falling within the scope of Articles R.1121-1-1 and R.1121-1-2 of the Public Health Code defining research involving the human person, are, for their part, subordinate to the competence of the Personal Protection Committees (CPP). Scope of application and operating rulesDownload RGPDDownload Calendar 2024-2025Download Procedures for referring cases to the UM Research Ethics Committee 1. Who can refer a matter to the UM CER? Research project leaders who are agents of the University of Montpellier and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie, and any agent assigned to a research structure under the main supervision of the University of Montpellier or the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie. For users of the University of Montpellier and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie, it is the scientific guarantor (internship tutor, thesis director, scientific referent of the HDR, etc.) who may refer the matter to the UM CER. 2. When to refer a matter to the UM's CER? Referral to the UM CER is made before a project is carried out. Referral should be made approximately three to four weeks before the meeting is due to take place. 3. How do I apply to the UM ERC? The completed submission form must be sent by e-mail. Would you like to know more about submitting a proposal to the ERC? There are a number of points to bear in mind when completing the form: Data use: Data storage (retention time, practical guarantees, identity of the person responsible) Data archiving procedures Clarification of the procedure for releasing data to the public Data confidentiality: Data anonymization process/methods Data confidentiality management Application(s) used for data collection Details of the project/study: Study start date Duration of the experiment Details of how the study will be carried out Order of magnitude of possible income Protocol according to the subjects of the experiment Interview guide / Questionnaire Development of acronyms Consent : More explicit consent Written consent from parental guardians for minors under 15 Provide informed consent form Information sheet: Details of information to participants Adaptation of information sheets to different audiences Indication of possible dangers of the study in the information sheet 4. How long does it take for the UM REC to respond? Ethical advisory opinions are sent to project sponsors within three weeks of the meeting. Would you like to know more about the UM CER's responses? The CER can issue several types of opinion: Favourable opinion Favourable opinion subject to a request for modifications* Unfavourable Opinion of declaration of incompetence *The opinion will specify the modifications, clarifications or documents to be provided concerning your research protocol. To compile your amended file : Highlight your responses to the requests made by the UM CER on the submission form; Tick the "amendment" box; Send it by e-mail. According to the CER's wording: "Validation by the dossier's rapporteurs and the Chairman of the Research Ethics Committee": the dossier will be validated by the office once positive responses have been received from the parties concerned. "To be resubmitted to the Research Ethics Committee": the file will be re-examined by the Research Ethics Committee.