​Ethics Review Committee for Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (ERC-SSHA)

Chair: Dr. Jeff Tan

ERC-SSHA is a global committee for research in Social Sciences Humanities and the Arts and therefore will accept applications from the faculty of IHD, GSMC, EAI, IED (EA and Pakistan) and SoTL.

This committee cuts across the different campuses of AKU in different countries and is a global committee.

Country Regulations

When called for, the committee will adhere to specific regulations of countries where it is operational. 

Review Process

Applications are made on standardized forms (see below) to the secretariat (see address below). Committee meetings are held once a month. Under particularly pressing circumstances, the committee may accept to expedite the process.

Members

The ERC-SSHA follows the general AKU-ERC guidelines and policy. The committee's members reflect the diversity of AKU regarding geographical location, gender and disciplines. It includes members from all AKU campuses plus a layperson with no direct affiliation with the University and not engaged in scientific work.

Meeting Schedule for 2023

  ​Ja​nuary 20, 2023  ​July 21, 2023
  ​February 17, 2023  ​August 18, 2023
  ​March 17, 2023  ​September 15, 2023
  ​​​April 21, 2023​  October 20, 2023
​  May 19, 2023​  November 17, 2023
  June 16, 2023  ​​​December 15, 2023

​Time:    London – 10:00 am to 12:00 noon
               East Africa – 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm
               Pakistan – 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

The meetings are scheduled on every 3rd Friday of the month.

For queries, information and submissions, contact

Samantha Griffin
Secretary, ERC-SSHA
erc.ssha@aku.edu