1. School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies Research Review and Ethics Screening Committee Overview The purpose of this interactive flowchart is to assist staff and students making applications to the SONMS Research Review and Ethics Screening Committee (RRESC), and to help RRESC reviewers in their work The flowchart should be used in conjunction with reading the guidance, and following the procedures, available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/sonms/research/peerreview/ Instructions View this flowchart in Slide Show mode Follow the hyperlinks until you reach a ‘Submit to RRESC’ slide To return to this home page at any point, click To start the flow chart, click hereclick here

2. Is this project: a)led by a member of staff in SONMS, and is also b)unconnected with progress towards an academic award? If ‘yes’, follow this linkfollow this link If ‘no’, follow this linkfollow this link

3. Is this project being prepared for submission to a grant awarding body? If ‘yes’, follow this linkfollow this link If ‘no’, follow this linkfollow this link

4. Does this project propose to access SONMS students for the purposes of data generation? If ‘yes’, follow this linkfollow this link If ‘no’, follow this linkfollow this link

5. Submit documentation and front sheet to RRESC for: Approval of the use of SONMS resources Scientific review Ethics screening Approval of costings Approval to access SONMS students for research purposes Click here to find out how RRESC will process your applicationhere

6. Submit documentation and front sheet to RRESC for: Approval of the use of SONMS resources Scientific review Ethics screening Approval of costings Click here to find out how RRESC will process your applicationhere

7. Does this project propose to access SONMS students for the purposes of data generation? If ‘yes’, follow this linkfollow this link If ‘no’, follow this linkfollow this link

8. Submit documentation and front sheet to RRESC for: Approval of the use of SONMS resources Scientific review Ethics screening Approval to access SONMS students for research purposes Click here to find out how RRESC will process your applicationhere

9. Submit documentation and front sheet to RRESC for: Approval of the use of SONMS resources Scientific review Ethics screening Click here to find out how RRESC will process your applicationhere

10. Is this project led by a student in SONMS (i.e. this project is being proposed as part of a SONMS postgraduate award)? If ‘yes’, follow this linkfollow this link If ‘no’, follow this linkfollow this link

11. Is this project being prepared for submission to a grant awarding body? If ‘yes’, follow this linkfollow this link If ‘no’, follow this linkfollow this link

12. Does this project propose to access SONMS students for the purposes of data generation? If ‘yes’, follow this linkfollow this link If ‘no’, follow this linkfollow this link

13. Submit documentation and front sheet to RRESC for: Scientific review Ethics screening Approval of costings Approval to access SONMS students for research purposes Click here to find out how RRESC will process your applicationhere

14. Submit documentation and front sheet to RRESC for: Scientific review Ethics screening Approval of costings Click here to find out how RRESC will process your applicationhere

15. Does this project propose to access SONMS students for the purposes of data generation? If ‘yes’, follow this linkfollow this link If ‘no’, follow this linkfollow this link

16. Submit documentation and front sheet to RRESC for: Scientific review Ethics screening Approval to access SONMS students for research purposes Click here to find out how RRESC will process your applicationhere

17. Submit documentation and front sheet to RRESC for: Scientific review Ethics screening Click here to find out how RRESC will process your applicationhere

18. Is this project led by a researcher outside of SONMS, but includes SONMS staff members as part of the research team? If ‘yes’, follow this linkfollow this link If ‘no’, follow this linkfollow this link

19. Does this project propose to access SONMS students for the purposes of data generation? If ‘yes’, follow this linkfollow this link If ‘no’, follow this linkfollow this link

20. Submit documentation and front sheet to RRESC for: Approval of the use of SONMS resources (including consideration of the level of research income which it is proposed will be attributed to SONMS if funding is secured) Verification that ethics review procedures have been followed Approval to access SONMS students for research purposes Click here to find out how RRESC will process your applicationhere

21. Submit documentation and front sheet to RRESC for: Approval of the use of SONMS resources (including consideration of the level of research income which it is proposed will be attributed to SONMS if GAB funding is secured) Verification that ethics review procedures have been followed Click here to find out how RRESC will process your applicationhere

22. Is this project led by a member of SONMS staff in their capacity as a student of another Cardiff University School or another University? If ‘yes’, follow this linkfollow this link If ‘no’, follow this linkfollow this link

23. Does this project propose to access SONMS students for the purposes of data generation? If ‘yes’, follow this linkfollow this link If ‘no’, follow this linkfollow this link

24. Submit documentation and front sheet to RRESC for: Approval to access SONMS students for research purposes Verification that ethics review procedures have been followed Click here to find out how RRESC will process your applicationhere

25. Submit documentation and front sheet to RRESC for: Verification that ethics review procedures have been followed Click here to find out how RRESC will process your applicationhere

26. Is this project led by a researcher with no association with SONMS as either a staff member or as a student, but includes the plan to access SONMS students for the purposes of data generation? If ‘yes’, follow this linkfollow this link If ‘no’, follow this linkfollow this link

27. End of flowchart You answers suggest that you do not need to submit your research proposal to RRESC. If you need to discuss this further, please contact Rosemary Williams at: williamsrc@cardiff.ac.uk, or Dr Ben Hannigan at: hanniganb@cardiff.ac.uk

28. How will RRESC process my application? Your proposal will normally be considered by: 1.A lead reviewer, who is experienced in research and in applying for funding 2.One other SONMS reviewer 3.A reviewer who will consider your plans to access SONMS students (who may be (1) or (2) above) 4.A reviewer working in another Cardiff University School (if your project does not involve collaborators working outside the School, and if the grant you are applying for is greater than £100,000)

29. How will RRESC process my application? Your proposal will normally be considered by: 1.A lead reviewer, who is experienced in research and in applying for funding 2.One other SONMS reviewer 3.A reviewer working in another Cardiff University School (if your project does not involve collaborators working outside the School, and if the grant you are applying for is greater than £100,000)

30. How will RRESC process my application? Your proposal will normally be considered by: 1.A lead reviewer, who is experienced in research 2.One other SONMS reviewer 3.A reviewer who will consider your plans to access SONMS students (who may be (1) or (2) above)

31. How will RRESC process my application? Your proposal will normally be considered by: 1.A lead reviewer, who is experienced in research 2.One other SONMS reviewer

32. How will RRESC process my application? Your proposal will normally be considered by: 1.A lead reviewer, who is experienced in research and in applying for funding 2.One other SONMS reviewer 3.A reviewer who will consider your plans to access SONMS students (who may be (1) or (2) above) 4.A reviewer working in another Cardiff University School (if your project is for a doctorate, does not involve collaborators working outside the School, and if the grant you are applying for is greater than £100,000)

33. How will RRESC process my application? Your proposal will normally be considered by: 1.A lead reviewer, who is experienced in research and in applying for funding 2.One other SONMS reviewer 3.A reviewer working in another Cardiff University School (if your project is for a doctorate, does not involve collaborators working outside the School, and if the grant you are applying for is greater than £100,000)

34. How will RRESC process my application? Your proposal will normally be considered by: 1.A lead reviewer, who is experienced in research 2.One other SONMS reviewer (if you are registered for a doctorate) 3.A reviewer who will consider your plans to access SONMS students (who may be (1) or (2) above)

35. How will RRESC process my application? Your proposal will normally be considered by: 1.A lead reviewer, who is experienced in research 2.One other SONMS reviewer (if you are registered for a doctorate)

36. How will RRESC process my application? Your proposal (which must include an accurate assessment of the grant income which will be attributed to SONMS) will normally be considered by: 1.A lead reviewer, experienced in research and in applying for funding, who will review SONMS’ involvement in the study and the attribution of income to the School 2.A reviewer who will consider your plans to access SONMS students (who may be (1) above) NB: once this project has received a favourable REC opinion, please forward evidence of this to the Executive Officer: Research Administration

37. How will RRESC process my application? Your proposal (which must include an accurate assessment of the grant income which will be attributed to SONMS) will normally be considered by: 1.A lead reviewer, experienced in research and in applying for funding, who will review SONMS’ involvement in the study and the attribution of income to the School NB: once this project has received a favourable REC opinion, please forward evidence of this to the Executive Officer: Research Administration

38. How will RRESC process my application? Your proposal will normally be considered by: 1.A reviewer who will consider your plans to access SONMS students and who will wish to see evidence that your project has received a favourable REC opinion

39. How will RRESC process my application? 1.Once this project has received a favourable REC opinion, please forward evidence of this to the Executive Officer: Research Administration