Office for Research

Aims
The aims of the Office for Research are to:

  • Provide leadership and support for the conduct of clinical and non-clinical research of the highest quality;
  • Administer a system for research governance that ensures accountability, transparency and the highest ethical and legal standards;
  • Assist with the administration of research activities;
  • Provide advice, assistance and encouragement to all staff wishing to pursue research activities; and
  • Promote Western Health's research achievements to staff and the community.

At A Glance

To apply for approval of a database project: see intranet page.

For approval of Clinical Trials agreements/ Clinical Trials notifications:For the updated checklist please contact: Louise.Sillar@wh.org.au

Western Health Researcher's Code of Conduct:Research code of conduct  (61KB)

Information about support and approval for registrar research projects: Registrar research projects  (41KB)

 Information about quality standards and processes for the conduct of research: research practice handbook.pdf (159KB)

Contact us

 

The Western Health Office for Research oversees and co-ordinates research activities within Western Health. It has two main roles:

  • Facilitation of research.
  • Research governance.

Our researchers and research teams have highly effective relationships, both formal and informal, with academic and clinical institutions throughout the world as well as with industry. The variety and breadth of these relationships enable Western Health to have a world-class reputation for innovative clinical research as well as basic science research.

Western Health now has its own Low Risk Human Research Ethics Review Panel.
As per the National Health and Medical Research Council's National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2007), institutions may choose to establish their own processes for ethical review and approval for low risk research.

For more information on our ethics approval procedures please refer to 'Ethics' tab on the left hand side of your screen.

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