Applications to the Animal Ethics Committee are treated in strict confidence.
The use of animals, approval of applications, and application outcomes.
To ensure correspondence from the Animal Ethics Office is sent to the correct mailing address, please contact Human Resources to ensure your contact details are correct.
The Animal Ethics Committee oversees the care of animals that are to be used for scientific purposes at UWA.
You should be aware of the Committee's membership and its composition.
The Committee reviews all projects for work involving the use of animals in all University facilities and the Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre.
Ethics approval for animal use for projects involving staff working with animals at Telethon Kids and Perkins Institute has been delegated to the relevant ethics committees at those institutions.
Any researcher submitting an application for funding to the National Health and Medical Research Council is required to obtain ethics approval from the Committee for any project using animals stating that it complies with the principles outlined in the Code. The Committee also reviews all projects using animals in teaching classes.
To apply for a new Animal Ethics approval sign in to UWA's Research Online Application Portal (ROAP) https://roap.uwa.edu.au/
It is strongly recommended that you consult with the Animal Welfare Veterinary Advisor for guidance preparing your application (contact: [email protected]).
The distribution of animal ethics applications to the two UWA AECs (Blue and Green) is now based on animal species.
The AEC Green will review:
| The AEC Blue will review laboratory based animal projects:
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Cut-off date for receipt of agenda items | AEC Meeting (Green) | |
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Thursday - 18 March 2021 | Thursday - 1 April 2021 | |
Thursday - 22 April 2021 | Thursday - 6 May 2021 | |
Thursday - 27 May 2021 | Thursday - 10 June 2021 | |
Thursday - 1 July 2021 | Thursday - 15 July 2021 | |
Thursday - 5 August 2021 | Thursday - 19 August 2021 | |
Thursday - 9 September 2021 | Thursday - 23 September 2021 | |
Thursday - 14 October 2021 | Thursday - 28 October 2021 | |
Thursday - 18 November 2021 | Thursday - 2 December 2021 | |
Cut-off date for receipt of agenda items | AEC Meeting (Blue) | |
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Thursday - 11 March 2021 | Thursday - 25 March 2021 | |
Thursday - 8 April 2021 | Thursday - 22 April 2021 | |
Thursday - 13 May 2021 | Thursday - 27 May 2021 | |
Thursday - 17 June 2021 | Thursday - 1 July 2021 | |
Thursday - 22 July 2021 | Thursday - 5 August 2021 | |
Thursday - 26 August 2021 | Thursday - 9 September 2021 | |
Thursday - 30 September 2021 | Thursday - 14 October 2021 | |
Thursday - 4 November 2021 | Thursday - 18 November 2021 | |