Medical Sciences Interdivisional Research Ethics Committee (MS IDREC)
Meeting dates, constitution, standing orders and membership for MS IDREC
Termly meetings
Please note that meetings are for review of policies and procedures rather than the ethics review of research studies. Applications for ethics approval are generally reviewed on a rolloing basis so there are no deadlines for receipt of applications.
- Michaelmas term 2025 - Tuesday 21 October
- Hilary term 2026 - Tuesday 27 January
- Trinity term 2026 - Tuesday 05 May
The committee is constituted in accordance with the University regulations on CUREC subcommittees (Part 13 of Council Regulations 15 of 2002). These regulations, in conjunction with the standing orders of the Medical Sciences IDREC, detail the remit of the committee, its responsibilities, obligations for quorum, and requirements (for the committee and researchers) for record keeping and audit.
The committee includes members from a range of academic and non-academic disciplines. Some members are internal to the University and have academic positions. Of the academic members, some are 'research active' but others are not currently involved in research with human participants or personal data. The committee also has external members who bring valuable expertise and perspectives from non-academic and non-educational sectors. In this way it is hoped the members together reflect the interests of researchers, participants and third parties. Appointed members serve for four years and are re-eligible. For full details of committee membership requirements, see Part 13.8 of the Council Regulations.
Please note: any queries about the committee should be sent directly to ethics@medsci.ox.ac.uk and not to individual members.
| Name | Department | Conditions of appointment | Until start of | |
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| [1] | Professor Klaus Ebmeier (Chair) | Psychiatry | Two persons appointed as chair and vice-chair of the subcommittee by the Research and Innovation Committee of Council, ideally one of whom shall not currently be involved in research involving human participants or personal data. One of the persons appointed as chair or vice-chair may be external, but not both. | MT 2026 |
| [2] | Professor Melanie Fleming (Vice-Chair) | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences | As above | MT 2027 |
| [3] | Nigel Rogers | External | One person, who may be external, appointed by CUREC on the recommendation of the chair of the subcommittee whose primary personal or professional interest is not in any particular research area | MT 2026 |
| [4] | Claire Jost | External | As above | TT 2028 |
| [5] | Dr Katherine Bull | Nuffield Department of Medicine | No fewer than three, and no more than eight, persons, one of whom may be external, appointed by CUREC on the recommendation of the chair of the subcommittee, who have methodological and ethical expertise relevant to the proposals which each subcommittee will be expected to scrutinise | MT 2027 |
| [6] | Dr Helen Ashdown | Department of Primary Care Health Sciences | As above | MT 2026 |
| [7] | Professor Charles Spence | Experimental Psychology | As above | MT 2025 |
| [8] | Dr Tessa Reardon | Experimental Psychology | As above | HT 2026 |
| [9] | Dr Amedeo Minichino | Psychiatry | As above | MT 2027 |
| [10] | Professor Sanjay Manohar | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences | As above | TT 2026 |
| [11] | Dr Alex Lau-Zhu | Experimental Psychology | As above | MT 2026 |
| [12] | Dr Matthew Hotton | Oxford Institute of Clinical Psychology Training & Research | As above | MT 2026 |
| [co-opted] | Dr Myra Cooper | Oxford Institute of Clinical Psychology Training & Research |
The committee may co-opt up to four additional members, internal or external, and who shall hold office for such period as the committee may determine |
MT 2026 |
| [co-opted] | Dr Beata Godlewska | Psychiatry | As above | MT 2027 |
| [co-opted] | Vera McEwan | External | As above | MT 2027 |
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Secretary: Dr Helen Barnby-Porritt
The MS IDREC delegates review of straightforward applications to the IDREC Secretariat where appropriate. The full committee reviews all other applications. See the MS IDREC application process page for further information about the application process.
