Ethics Waiver

Researchers may request an ethics waiver when a formal ethics review is not considered necessary, but evidence of ethics review is still required. For instance, when submitting to a journal or applying for funding.

We recommend consulting the RECH Risk Assessment guidelines to determine whether your study qualifies for exemption from full ethics review. Any request for a waiver must include a clear justification, explaining how the study meets the criteria outlined in the guidelines.

All waiver requests must be submitted to the Ethics Manager, Ms Shezi (simangele.shezi@mandela.ac.za) as a formal written request, and should include the following information:
 

• The research aims and objectives
• A clear description of the data that will be collected
• The intended data collection procedures
• If secondary data is to be utilized, where the data will be sourced, what kind of data, how it will be sourced / from whom.