UQ can assist in finding relevant funding sources for research, library services, research partnerships, scholarships, managing research grants, infrastructure to store and manage research data, specialised equipment for research, information technology and software services, high performance computing, protecting intellectual property, marketing and commercialisation services and publishing and sharing of research findings.
Library support
UQ Library support
UQ Library provides services and tools to support UQ affiliated researchers. This includes help on how to search individual databases, as well as information to help find and evaluate the quality of these resources. For UQ affilated researchers seeking support with literature searching, you are advised to initially review UQ Library Search (https://web.library.uq.edu.au/research-tools-techniques/library-search) to help orient you to UQ Library's resources. The Library also provides support for academic writing and literature reviews as well as managing and promoting your research. Refer to the UQ Library Support for Researchers https://web.library.uq.edu.au/library-services/services-researchers
For more personalised library support, ATHs can reach out to UQ Library support who will liaise with you to organise an appointment.
UQ Author Affiliation Reminder
If you have a UQ affiliation (ATH, Honorary or Adjunct title), all publications should acknowledge UQ, via the institutional affiliation (this may be in the second author address). Please use one of the following recommended affiliation addresses based on your geographical location:
- The University of Queensland, Rural Clinical School, Rockhampton, Qld, 4700
- The University of Queensland, Rural Clinical School, Toowoomba, Qld, 4350
- The University of Queensland, Rural Clinical School, Hervey Bay, Qld, 4655
- The University of Queensland, Rural Clinical School, Bundaberg, Qld, 4670
Statistical support
UQRCS Research Group offers limited statistical support to its direct staff and affiliated clinicians. In the first instance, we encourage you to email rcsrc@uq.edu.au to allow us to forward your enquiry to the appropriate research member.
Support may include:
- Discussion of research design and sample size, collected variables and data measures for the project
- Assessment of appropriate statistical analyses for the project
- Encourage self-conduct of analyses, review interpretation of findings with the clinician
- Where appropriate, negotiation regarding undertaking analyses for the clinician and possible co-authorship
The Faculty of Medicine also provides statistical support.
Ethics Support
Undertaking Human Research requires first obtaining ethical clearance, prior to commencing research. Human Research participation includes the involvement of human beings in the following activities:
- surveys, interviews and focus groups
- psychological, physiological or medical testing or treatments
- observation by researchers
- having their personal documents or other materials accessed
- their information as part of an existing published or unpublished source or database being accessed
If you are undertaking research which involves a number of organisations for example both UQ and HHS, you will require ethical clearance/approval from each institution. We encourage you to obtain ethics clearance from the HHS first, before UQ.
New proposals require the below forms completed:
- Protocol Template/Project Description
- Participant Information Sheet
- Consent form (if relevant, eg: not required for most surveys)
Applications to UQ in the first instance should be submitted through: Human Research Ethics Application (HREA).
UQ Ethics forms
- Annual Report - Reports are due on the anniversary of the approval date of your project each year until the completion of the project.
- UQ Request for Amendment to an approved proposal - Researchers who wish to make any changes to an already ethically approved project will need to apply for an amendment through the committee that had originally approved their project.
- Final report - On completion of the project the Chief Investigator is required to submit a final report
Hospital ethics (HHS in Queensland)
If your projects involves a hospital in any of the following ways:
- collect data on hospital sites
- access their data/patients/staff
- a hospital staff member is part of the research team
You will need to submit your application to the relevant hospital HREC. Once you have secured approval from a hospital HREC, send the approval and all the relevant documents for ratification to UQ. Please refer to the RCS Affiliates page for more information.
Annual Progress reports (HHS)
Please refer to the RCS Affiliates page for relevant HHS reporting requirements
Final report (HHS)
Please refer to the RCS Affiliates page for relevant HHS reporting requirements
Low and negligible risk in research
All research involving humans that is not greater than low or negligble risk can be reviewed by one of the Faculty-based ethics sub committees, applications can be submitted anytime. Please refer to the UQ Low and Negligible risk page for more information.
Clinical Trials
In addition to the ususal Ethics procedures, there are additional steps for all clinical trials and these are summarised here.
Ethics Submissions
Ethics applications to HHS sites need to be submitted using the online forms: Ethics Review Manager (ERM).
Applications submitted to UQ in the first instance should be submitted using: Human Research Ethics Application (HREA).
Ethics Committee meeting dates
Each HREC meets every four weeks on a Thursday with a two week interval between the meeting of HREC A and HREC B. To ensure that your application is considered at a meeting, you need to ensure that your final complete HREA application is submitted by 5.00pm AEST of the cut-off date for that meeting.
Please refer to the HRECA A & B calendar for more submission information