When conducting research involving human participants, always consult your School’s regulations and procedures for the Ethics Review Board process. Research involving human participants is reviewed by an ethics committee and approval must be obtained before data collection begins. Approval cannot be granted retroactively.
Many funding bodies and academic journals now require ethical clearance prior to starting research or publishing results. At Tilburg University, each School has its own ethics committee and follows an integrated approach that combines ethics, GDPR compliance, and data management.
You can find the application form and procedure on your School’s website. Each committee determines when ethical review is necessary, but please note that they do not assess research falling under the Medical-Scientific Research with People Act (WMO).
Please review the ethics review process on your School’s webpage. If you have any questions regarding the procedure, you can contact the relevant committee directly using the provided email addresses.
TiSEM Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Website: www.tilburguniversity.edu/research/economics-and-management/institutional-review-board
Email address: irb-tisem@tilburguniversity.edu
TLS Ethics Review Board
Website: www.tilburguniversity.edu/research/ethics-review-boards/tls
Email address: erb-tls@tilburguniversity.edu
TSB Ethics Review Board
Website: www.tilburguniversity.edu/research/ethics-review-boards/tsb/procedure
Email address: erb@tilburguniversity.edu
TSHD Research Ethics and Data Management Committee
Website: www.tilburguniversity.edu/research/ethics-review-boards/humanities
Email address: tshd.redc@tilburguniversity.edu
TST Ethics Review Board
Website: www.tilburguniversity.edu/research/ethics-review-boards/theology
Email address: erb-tst@tilburguniversity.edu