Standard Operating Procedures
- Research with child participants in schools
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University of Sussex Guidance for obtaining consent for research with child participants in schools
- Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science - TMS
- Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science – EEG/ECG
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Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science EEG/ECG SOP
Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science COSHH Risk Assessment (2017)
- HPL Lab – EEG/ERP
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HPL Lab template for Info/consent for EEG studies
- Working with Human Tissue
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For all C-REC applications that involve Human Tissue Authority (HTA)-regulated procedures (that is, anything involving taking or receiving bloods, saliva, urine or any other samples which contain human tissue or DNA), the applicants must incorporate into their applications the Standard Operating Procedures for receipt/collection of samples, storage and recording of samples, destroying samples, appropriate risk assessment, and HTA-specific informed consent. This includes a SEPARATE consent form for the samples, which is compliant with the HTA regulations – these forms can all be seen on the HTA website (Life Sciences school pages: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/lifesci/internal/servicesandsupport/ethics/humantissue.
The appropriate paperwork must be part of the Ethics application.
In addition, ALL researchers involved in the programme of work need to complete an HTA training session with Prof Jenny Rusted. and a Certificate of Training is a requirement before sample collection/receipt begins.
Human Tissue: receipt from third parties and distribution requirements
The Material Transfer Agreements are dealt with by the legal teams. For the University it is done by the Contracts team (Anna Saunders: A.C.Saunders@sussex.ac.uk). Forms for application for MTA are listed on the Life Sciences HTA website (http://www.sussex.ac.uk/lifesci/internal/servicesandsupport/ethics/humantissue).
If Samples are from a collaboration with NHS clinicians, the MTA, IRAS (formerly NRES) approvals (University Ethics Committee approval is NOT sufficient), copies of completed HTA relevant risk assessment forms should be sent to the Ethics Committee with the application for approval.
For all projects, storage of tissue must be in HTA designated locked fridge/freezers or cabinets. Each use/fate of the tissue must be recorded in the relevant HTA Item Tracker database.
Distribution of samples for analysis to other universities or companies will require a Material Transfer Agreement (or equivalent) to be completed – this takes time and ideally should be undertaken at the outset of the study.