To comply with international standards in protecting those who are involved in research, Chulalongkorn University has appointed “The Research Ethics Review Committee for Research Involving Human Subjects: The Second Allied Academic Group” in accordance with the University’s Regulations, Stipulating the Promotion of Ethics in Research Involving Human Subjects.   This is for the protection of the rights and welfare of the research sampling population or participants so as to enable the research procedure to continue correctly according to ethics in research involving human subjects, which are accepted at the national and international levels.  The Committee is assigned with the responsibility of reviewing research projects in social sciences, humanities, fine and applied arts as well as other related fields in order to help to prevent faculty members, researchers and graduate students who conduct research for their theses from facing problems when they apply for research funding from outside sources or when they have their academic work published in national or international journals or when they apply for an academic appointment.

The Research Ethics Review Committee for Research Involving Human Subjects: The Second Allied Academic Group is assigned with the following responsibilities:

1. Considering full research proposals/full thesis proposals and reviewing the research procedure, with emphasis on the steps and methods used in collecting information from humans and the ethics in research involving human subjects as well as the researcher’s readiness to conduct research projects submitted to the Committee.
2. Reviewing, at the appropriate time and at least once a year, the progress of the research and risks to the research sampling population/participants. The Committee also has the right to observe the consent process involving the research sampling population/ participants as well as other processes related to their rights and welfare.

3. Imposing suspension, withdrawal or termination on the research project in cases where it might cause more risk to the research sampling population/participants than had been expected or in cases where the research fails to comply with the ethical principles of research involving human subjects or fails to observe those principles in a consistent manner. Such a decision has to be made by the consent of a full board meeting of the Research Ethics Review Committee and evidence of this consent must be recorded in writing.

4. Limiting the scope of the research project or suspending the execution of certain parts of it in cases where the researcher fails to comply with the ethical principles of research involving human subjects according to those specified by the Committee, which are a condition required for the approval of the research project which may only be conducted after the researcher has complied with the said specifications and the principles.

There are three categories of review for full research proposals/full thesis proposals, namely, Exemption Review, Expedited Review and Full Board Review, details of which follow.

• • • The First Category: Exemption Review
    • The Second Category: Expedited Review
    • The Third Category: Full Board Review

The Research Ethics Review Committee for Research Involving Human Subjects: The Second Allied Academic Group at Chulalongkorn University adheres to the framework and international principles concerning ethics in research involving human subjects, the details of which are summarized in the document below.  However, certain concepts and perspectives have been adjusted to make them match the situation and the research method in Social Sciences, Humanities and Fine and Applied Arts.  This is to bring it into line and make it appropriate to the nature of research involved with society, culture, art and languages, which have been created, maintained and developed by different human groups.

• Associate Professor  Nuannoi Treerat, Ph.D. : Chairperson
• Associate Professor  Sumalee Chinokul, Ph.D. : Vice Chairperson
• Associate Professor Wannee Kaemkate, Ph.D. : Committee Member
• Assistant Professor Nunghatai Rangponsumrit, Ph.D. : Committee Member
• Assistant Professor Yupin Patarapongsant, Ph.D. : Committee Member
• Assistant Professor Atthaphon Ponglawhapun, Ph.D. : Committee Member
• Mrs. Patamakorn Catithammanit : Committee Member
• Mr. Weerapong Kriengsinyos : Committee Member
• Sayamon Charoenrat, Ph.D. : Committee Member and Secretary