The University of New South Wales is committed to the highest standard of integrity in research. All human research activities are governed by the principles outlined in the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Research Involving Humans. The University’s Code of Conduct for the Responsible Practice of Research sets out the obligations on all University researchers, staff and students to be aware of the ethical framework governing research at the University and to comply with institutional and regulatory requirements.

There are two methods by which research projects involving human participants are reviewed at UNSW. The first is by the Human Research Ethics Committees (HRECs) which review all projects which contain significant ethical concerns. The second is review by one of nine discipline-based Human Research Ethics Advisory (HREA) Panels which are concerned with research which has minimal ethical impact.