Overview

The Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Research Ethics Committee (UTM REC) conducts an ethics review prior to the beginning of any research involving human and animals’ participants.
The UTM REC examines the ethics components of the research such as sound methodology, possible risks to the subjects, recruitment of subjects, consent from the subjects, confidentiality or anonymity for the subjects, the way in which the data is handled, and how feedback can be provided for the subjects.
The committee is an independent body comprising medical/scientific professionals and non-medical/non-scientific members that reviews, approves, and provides a continuing review of human research/trial protocols and amendments, and of the methods and materials to be used in obtaining and documenting consent of the human research subjects

Objective

To ensure quality and consistency in the review of research protocols

To ensure that the research is conducted in a way that serves the interests of individuals or society as a whole

To ensure that the research is followed the international ethical guidelines for clinical, non-clinical and animal research