Research Ethics

All applicants must complete the relevant KBSREC Research Ethics application form (either the Faculty and PhD students’ form or the FYP and taught postgraduate students’ form).  Forms must be signed by the principal investigator and faculty supervisor where relevant.
    
KBSREC is only accepting electronic submissions of research ethics application forms.
 
Forms should be emailed to KBSResearchEthics@ul.ie. You will receive an acknowledgment of your application at this point. This form must be submitted before the research begins.

The KBS Research Ethics Committee must be consulted about any research proposals which involve:

• Direct experimentation on individuals
• Surveys or questionnaires administered to individuals
• Use of data derived from individual records where individuals might be identified

Application Forms

• ​KBS Application Form for Faculty
• KBS Application Form for PhD Research Students
• KBS Application Form for FYPs and Masters Thesis

For the 2026/27 academic year, the submission deadline is the 7th of each month. Applications received on or before this date will be reviewed by the Committee at that month’s meeting. Applications received after the 7th will be considered at the following month’s meeting.

• KBS Individual Interview or Questionnaire
• KBS Focus Group Consent Form
• KBS Parental Consent Form

• Guidelines for Research on Human Persons by Faculty or Students
• Guidance for Research Participants Under the Age of 18
• HSE National Policy for Consent in Health and Social Care Research
• Guidance on Research Privacy Notice Template 
• Research Privacy Notice Template

• Chair: Asst. Prof. Ciaran Casey, Department of Economics, Room S201-B, Email: Ciaran.M.Casey@ul.ie
• Research Administrator: Kathy Ryan, Kemmy Business School, Room S2-03(Schuman Building), Tel: +353 61 202430, Email: Kathy.Ryan@ul.ie
• Committee Member: Dr Andreea Corbeanu, Department of Work & Employment Studies, Room KB2-41, Email: Andreea.Corbeanu@ul.ie
• Committee Member: Assoc. Prof. Annmarie Ryan, Department of Management & Marketing, Room KB2-42, Tel: +353 61 202215, Email: Annmarie.Ryan@ul.ie
• Committee Member: Assoc. Prof. Antoinette Flynn, Department of Accounting & Finance, Room S1-01, Tel: +353 61 202106, Email: Antoinette.Flynn@ul.ie
• Committee Member: Prof. Jim Deegan, Department of Economics, Room S201-A, Email: Jim.Deegan@ul.ie

• Qualtrics is the university’s supported application to use for collecting online surveys
• Please contact KBSResearch@ul.ie in order to set up and create your Qualtrics Account.