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Rector’s Committee for the Ethics of Research Involving Human Participants

Rector’s Committee appointed for the 2024–2028 term

Chairman of the Committee:

Prof. Paweł Łuków – Faculty of Philosophy

Committee members:

Dr Joanna Różyńska – Faculty of Philosophy – Vice-Chairman of the Committee

Dr Anna Duszyk-Bogorodzka – Faculty of Physics – Vice-Chairman of the Committee
Dr Katarzyna Kuś – Faculty of Philosophy – Secretary of the Committee
Prof. Beata Brzozowska – Faculty of Physics
Prof. Bartłomiej Czaplicki – Faculty of Modern Languages
Dr Krzysztof Fronczyk – Faculty of Psychology
Dr Takao Ishikawa – Faculty of Biology
Prof. Dobrochna Natalia Kałwa – Faculty of History
Prof. Arwid Mednis – Faculty of Law and Administration
Prof. Magdalena Radkowska-Walkowicz –Faculty of Culture and Arts
Prof. Adrianna Danuta Surmiak – Faculty of Applied Social Sciences and Resocialisation
Prof. Jerzy Tyszkiewicz – Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics, and Mechanics
Prof. Agnieszka Wołowicz – Faculty of Education

When does a study require an opinion from the Rector’s Committee for the Ethics of Research Involving Human Participants?

Information for Applicants:

Scope of the Committee’s activities (pdf)
List of mandatory documents for applicants (pdf)
How to prepare the information sheet for your participants – useful tips (pdf)
Information on the collection and processing of personal data (pdf)
Rules for documenting rewards for participants (pdf)
European Commission Guidelines on Research Ethics
Open Science Policy at the University of Warsaw

Application for ethical review from the Committee must be submitted using the online form. Applications submitted outside of the aforementioned form will not be reviewed.

Templates for documents and forms:

Personal data processing notice and consent to the processing of personal data (Word)
Participant informed consent to taking part in the study (Word)
Informed consent of the legal representative of a participant who is a minor or is incapacitated for taking part in the study (Word)
Personal data processing notice and consent of the legal representative of a participant who is a minor or is incapacitated for the processing of personal data (Word)
List of rewards for participating in the study (Word)

Ordinances:

Ordinance No. 180 of the Rector of the University of Warsaw of 29 September 2026 amending Ordinance No. 167 of the Rector of the University of Warsaw of 23 December 2024 on the appointment of the Rector’s Committee for Research Ethics Involving Human Participants for the 2024–2028 term (in Polish) >>

Rector’s Ordinance No. 167 of 23rd December 2024 on the appointment of the Rector’s Committee for the Ethics of Research Involving Human Participants for the 2024-2028 term (in Polish) >>

Additional information

Applications should be submitted by the 5th of each month.

Applications that don’t meet formal requirements won’t be reviewed.

for urgent matters, please contact us by e-mail: komisja.etyki(at)uw.edu.pl.

All applications (attachments included) need to be submitted as a single pdf file.

See the website of the Rector’s Committee for the Ethics of Research Involving Human Participants in Polish >>

Contact Us

Ewa Łuczyńska

Office of Research

tel. 22 55 20 886

komisja.etyki(at)uw.edu.pl