When undertaking a research or enterprise project, Cardiff Met staff and students are obliged to complete this form in order that the ethics implications of that project may be considered. If the project requires ethics approval from an external agency such as the NHS or MoD, you will not need to seek additional ethics approval from Cardiff Met. You should however complete Part One of this form and attach a copy of your NHS application in order that your School is aware of the project. The document Guidelines for obtaining ethics approval will help you complete this form. It is available from the Cardiff Met website. Once you have completed the form, sign the declaration and forward to your School Research Ethics Committee. PLEASE NOTE: Participant recruitment or data collection must not commence until ethics approval has been obtained. PART ONE Name of applicant: Supervisor (if student project): School: Student number (if applicable): Programme enrolled on (if applicable): Project Title: Expected Start Date: Approximate Duration: Funding Body (if applicable): Other researcher(s) working on the project: Will the study involve NHS patients or staff? Will the study involve taking samples of human origin from participants? Does your project fall entirely within one of the following categories: Paper based, involving only documents in the public domain Laboratory based, not involving human participants or human tissue samples Practice based not involving human participants (eg curatorial, practice audit) Compulsory projects in professional practice (eg Initial Teacher Education) If you have answered YES to any of these questions, no further information regarding your project is required. If you have answered NO to all of these questions, you must complete Part 2 of this form DECLARATION: I confirm that this project conforms with the Cardiff Met Research Governance Framework Signature of the applicant: Date: FOR STUDENT PROJECTS ONLY Name of supervisor: Dr. Kui Juan Tiang Date: Signature of supervisor: Research Ethics Committee use only Decision reached: Project approved Project approved in principle Decision deferred Project not approved Project rejected Project reference number: 201703-MBAE-MAJOR PROJECT Name: Date: Signature: Details of any conditions upon which approval is dependent: ------ PART TWO