Joint Ethical Committee for research

The Joint Ethical Committee for research of Scuola Normale Superiore and Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna was established to meet the authorization requirements for conducting research experiments, carried out by researchers from Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Scuola Normale Superiore and IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca on human subjects, when not of a clinical nature, as required by the European Union for the scientific projects it finances and to meet the standards of the scientific journals in the sector.
The Committee is called upon to express its opinion in ethical matters on the research/experimentation carried out by the scientific personnel of the Schools, and assesses the ways in which the said research/experimentation is conducted regarding the protection of the subjects involved.
Hence the exclusion of experiments that fall within the competence of the Comitato Etico di Area Vasta Nord Ovest (the Ethical Committee of the Outer North West Area) (CEAVNO), that is to say, in addition to clinical experimentation on medicinal drugs, any other issue connected to the use of medicines and medicinal devices, or to the use of surgical and clinical procedures or those relating to the study of foodstuffs on human beings.

For your information, please find the email contacts below.

Contacts

In accordance with Art. 8 of the RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE JOINT ETHICS COMMITTEE FOR RESEARCH, 

the Joint Ethics Committee meets every two months and, in any case, as often as necessary to comply with the timeframe (indicated in the Rules of Procedure, Art. 3, c3) for issuing opinions, which is approximately once a month; it is therefore noted that the timeframe for issuing opinions and approving research protocols is approximately 30-60 days.

Please refer to the notice attached to this page for information on upcoming deadlines.
Please indicate in your CV the corresponding Italian profile of the working position held in the Schools at the time of submission and indicate whether the position is temporary or permanent. Alternatively, the request for an opinion must indicate the specific qualification according to the type of contract: Full professor, Associate professor, RTT, RTD-B researcher, RTD-A researcher, permanent researcher, postdoctoral researcher, affiliate, with an indication of the expiry date for all types of fixed-term contracts.
 

Instructions and suggestions for drafting the research protocol
The "Specific instructions on consent to research and data management" and "Suggestions for drafting the research protocol" forms are available on the IMT School Intranet (external site with restricted access).

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