Deans and heads of schools appoint the chairpersons of the faculty committees and their members. The chairperson will be a senior researcher, and they'll consult with the chair of the Supreme Committee when necessary. 

 

Powers of the faculty committees:

• To approve research in accordance with the provisions of the regulations for conducting research with/on human subjects.
• To advise researchers on constructing the research in an applicable manner, consistent with the rules of ethics in research.
• To examine the compliance of the research protocol with the relevant ethical rules for research on humans and with the Ethics Regulations.
• To ensure proper implementation of the university’s requirements of privacy protection and information security within the framework of the research.
• To assist the research team in solving ethical dilemmas that arise during the research and to approve the suitability of any changes or developments that may be required to the protocol during the course of the research.
• To receive a report from the researchers on unforeseen issues or events that occurred during the research which may potentially increase the risk to the participants or which have other ethical implications, and to propose a fitting response.
• To cancel a permit it has given in case of a breach of the research protocol or of the provisions of the Ethics Regulations, or upon the occurrence of unexpected events, provided the researcher was given an opportunity to be heard before the decision is made by the committee, or at the earliest possible date in the circumstances of the matter.

Educational tutorials and research teaching that are not in the framework of research are not within the competence of the committee. This includes courses in research methodology and research seminars. It is the responsibility of the dean or head of the schools to establish mechanisms for the ethical monitoring of such activities.