Sign-off ethics applications – project supervisor

If you are named as the project supervisor or course/subject coordinator on an animal ethics application in Themis, you are required to sign-off the application. Once the application has been lodged, Themis will generate an email notification advising that the application is awaiting your review and sign-off.

To sign-off on an application:

1. Log in to Themis using your UOM research self service responsibility.
2. Select the ‘animal ethics workbench’ function listed under the ethics section. The ‘animal ethics home page - researcher worklist’ screen will display. A list of all animal ethics applications lodged for your sign-off will display in the ‘sign-off required’ table.
3. Locate the appropriate ethics record in the ‘sign-off required’ table and click ‘update’. The ‘project supervisor or course/subject coordinator declaration’ screen will display for the application you selected.
4. Click on the appropriate radio button to indicate whether you are willing to sign-off the application. If you indicate you are not prepared to sign-off the application, it will revert to a status of 'rejected by signatory' and the primary contact and relevant committee secretary will receive an email to advise them of the rejection. As project supervisor or course/subject coordinator you will then be able to access the application for editing. You will then progress through the sign-off process again.
5. Click ‘submit’. The application will now display in the current applications table with a status of ‘submitted’.