The UNE Institutional Review Board (IRB) meets once per month throughout the year to review research protocols that involve human subjects, submitted by students, faculty, staff or administrators of the University of New England. The UNE IRB meeting schedule for January 2017–June 2017 is as follows:

• Wednesday, January 25
  • Submission Deadline: Wednesday, January 18
• Friday, February 24
  • Submission Deadline: Friday, February 17
• Friday, March 31
  • Submission Deadline: Friday, March 24
• Wednesday, April 26
  • Submission Deadline: Wednesday, April 19
• Wednesday, May 24
  • Submission Deadline: Wednesday, May 17
• Friday, June 30
  • Submission Deadline: Friday, June 23

Please note the submission deadlines indicated above and plan your research accordingly. If you are submitting a protocol to be reviewed at one of the above meeting dates, the complete submission MUST be received at least 7 days prior to the scheduled meeting date. Submissions arriving after the submission deadlines above will be reviewed at the next month's scheduled meeting. 

Download UNE's Policies, Procedures and Guidance on Research with Human Subjects for more information. Please refer to Section III.B.1. for protocol submission requirements.