Please note that following the new code of practice for research ethics at the University of Malta (UM), Faculty Research Ethics Committees (FREC) are now authorised to approve Research ethics and Data Protection (REDP) applications on behalf of the University of Malta. In cases where 'sensitive personal data', as defined in the Data Protection Act is involved, FRECs will still receive the application, which must then be forwarded to the University of Malta Research Ethics Committee (UREC), who has been authorised by the Information and Data Protection Commissioner to act on its behalf.
Please note that all researchers at UM are now required to fill up the online Data Protection and Research Ethics form regardless of what their research is on the URECA platform. The online form should be filled up once your title and supervisor have been approved by Faculty Board and you would have made contact with your supervisor. You may keep track of the application's progress on URECA. In the case of supervised research, the supervisor will be required to endorse the application through the URECA platform and this will only be processed once this has been provided. It is the responsibility of the researcher to get the endorsement from the supervisor.
Access further information on the Data Protection Research Ethics form.
Applicants who need to approach any institution or entity or organisation (referred to as a 'cooperating institution') for their research are to tick 'Yes/unsure' for Question 17 of the URECA form and then submit the application to the FREC for review. Once FREC has reviewed the application and any necessary amendments required by the FREC have been made, FREC will advise applicants that their submission has been approved. However, this approval will be on condition that the applicants send FREC a copy of an official letter from the cooperating institution signifying its
Research Ethics and Data Protection at UM [PDF]
Faculty of Laws Research Ethics Committee
Chairperson: Professor Frances Camilleri-Cassar
Members: Dr Jelena Agranovska, Dr Antoine GrimaSecretary: Ms Maria Sciberras
Faculty Office
05.08.2023