SPH DRC & HREC ETHICS APPLICATION SUBMISSION DATES
NB: To ensure that your application has been approved in time by the Departmental Research
Committee (DRC) in the School of Public Health please submit as early as possible on or before the
DRC submission date below.
Applications for the DRC must be submitted to the DRC administrator electronically at sph-
drcethics@uct.ac.za.
DRC final submission dates
(all Tuesdays)
HREC submission dates
(all Wednesdays)
HREC meeting dates
(all Fridays)
13 December 2023 26 January 2024
10 January 2023 17 January 2024 23 February 2024
6 February 2024 14 February 2024 5 April 2024
5 March 2024 13 March 2023 26 April 2024
9 April 2024 17 April 2024 24 May 2024
7 May 2024 15 May 2024 28 June 2024
4 June 2024 12 June 2024 26 July 2024
9 July 2024 17 July 2024 30 August 2024
5 August 2024 14 August 2024 27 September 2024
3 September 2024 11 September 2024 25 October 2024
8 October 2024 16 October 2024 29 November 2024
NB: Protocols should be submitted as early as possible on or BEFORE the submission date. Please
ensure that the DRC & HOD(iv) sign your application before submission to the HREC Office. All these
are essential to facilitate assessment by the reviewers prior to the meeting. Any delay/late
submission will require the protocol to be held over to a later meeting date.
Note: Please download the latest application forms found on the UCT Administrative Forms site.
Please submit your expedited applications in a single PDF and Full Committee submission in a PDF
portfolio and send electronically to our email.
NB: Any protocol amendments or annual approvals for FULL COMMITTEE review MUST be submitted
on the above submission dates as well.
Please note the following relevant dates for the year end of 2024:
END-OF-YEAR HREC DATES for 2024
Last submission date for new protocol applications for
possible FULL COMMITTEE meeting review in 2024
HREC Wednesday, 16 October 2024
SPH DRC deadline 8 October 2024
Last submission date for new protocol applications for
EXPEDITED review in 2024
HREC Monday, 4 November 2024
SPH DRC deadline 24 October 2024
HREC CLOSED
23 December 2024 to 12 January 2025
First 2025 submission deadline
HREC 20 December 2024
SPH DRC deadline 12 December 2024
For information on submitting a Research Proposal, please click on this link: Departmental Research
Committee | School of Public Health (uct.ac.za) or contact the DRC Administrator on sph-
drcethics@uct.ac.za.
7 December 2023