Internal user

Once you become an official staff member (full time, part time) or have enrolled in any of the post graduate courses as a student in UNSW, an ethics online account will automatically be set up for you.

To access Ethics Online:
You will need to enter a Username and Password. Your Username is your Staff or Student ID (which is usually prefixed by s for staff and z for students); your Password is your UniPass ID as assigned by the Information Technology Helpdesk (ITD).

Note: Please contact ITD on 93851333 if you do not know your UniPass ID, have forgotten it, or have problems with your UniPass

External user

If you are not an employee or student of UNSW, you will need to apply for an external user login by submitting the following online application form:
Ethics Online external user application form

To access Ethics Online:
Once we receive your application, we will assess your eligibility and an account will be set up for you. You will receive an email with the assigned login.

For security reasons, you will be asked to change your password the first time you log onto Ethics Online. Please follow the steps below to change your password:

1. Log on to the Ethics Online using the login emailed to you


2. Go to the section Animal Ethics User Profile > My Profile on the left side navigation


3. Overwrite the current password indicated by * in the Password field with your nominated password and click SAVE at the bottom of the page

If you want to create and submit applications, you will need to upgrade your rights from a general investigator to a chief investigator. To do this, you will need to firstly obtain the advice/approval from the Ethics Secretariat . The chief investigator’s rights will be added to your online profile once approval is received from the Secretariat.