Research Ethics Committee at the University of Bayreuth
The University of Bayreuth's Research Ethics Committee assesses ethical and legal aspects of the research on human beings and animals carried out at the University of Bayreuth. The committee supports researchers by providing specialized consulting. The members of the Research Ethics Committee contribute in this capacity on a volunteer basis.
Committee members The chairman of the Research Ethics Committee is Prof. Dr. Dr. Klaus Nagels. The remaining committee members are.
Prof. Dr. Carsten Bäcker
Prof. Dr. Karin Birkner
Prof. Dr. Ruth Freitag
Prof. Dr. Kai Purnhagen
Prof. Dr. Olivier Roy
Prof. Dr. Benedikt Westermann
The committee's duties are laid out in its Regulations and Rules of Procedure (dated 23.03.2017), as amended.
Please fill out the request form as a PDF or Word document to submit a request
The request is to be submitted to the University Governing Board in German or English
All documents (request form, report, information on subjects/test persons and authorization, etc.) are to be enclosed
The request is to be submitted in paper form and as a PDF file together with all other documents (please don't forget to sign). Please try to keep the file size as low as possible
The request is to include a statement on any requests submitted elsewhere with comparable content
If the same request has been submitted to a different ethics committee or received a negative decision, the committee may refuse to address the request
study report (test plan based on the current state of science - in German) containing the basis and rationale of the study, hypothesis and objectives, study population, timeline of the study, methods of investigation, risks and side effects, study-related intervention, goal criteria, statistical considerations such as sample size estimate, data protection, insurance (if applicable), bibliography
information on subjects/test persons and authorization (for those not able to provide their consent, this is accomplished via a legal representative; for minors able to make a decision, the relevant explanation and consent framed in child-appropriate language for the child) with the letterhead of the institution, a data protection passage and consent relating to data protection law
a copy of the insurance policy or rationale of why insurance was not deemed necessary
written consent from the relevant director of the institute or scientific institution
if applicable, the questionnaires are to be presented
Any member of the University of Bayreuth may submit a request
The applicant is to be the researcher who will be carrying out the research activity on site and who bears direct responsibility for the subjects or test persons
If doctoral research is involved, the supervisor must submit a request for the planned activities
Applications for assessments of research projects by the ethics committee must be submitted in good time before the start of the project. Late applications must be justified accordingly.
Further information on mandatory guidelines and legal regulations for researchers
