Zentrale Organisation

Ethics Review Board

EUB Office closed

The EUB Office is not occupied on April, 7th, from April, 14th - 25th and on May, 2nd

Please note

The office of the Ethics Committee is usually occupied in the mornings. Due to the high volume of applications and requests, processing times are currently longer.
For full applications, a processing time of 3 to 4 weeks is currently expected for the for the initial assessment by the EUB office. This is is followed by an additional review time by the committee members.

Please note - Adjustments to the retrospective assessment procedure

The EUB has adapted the procedure for retrospective assessments as of 01.11.24. A description of the current procedure can be found here.

EUB Office

Dr. Eva-Maria Berens

ethikkommission@uni-bielefeld.de
+49(0)521 106-4468
Office U4-132

Consulting time: after arrangement by e-mail

new application forms

The basic questionnaire was updated in March 2024 regarding formal aspects. Please use the new forms for the application.

templates for participant information

Please note that new German versions of the templates for participant information are availabe from the German website of the EUB. Preliminary English versions are available upon request.

Upon application, Bielefeld University Ethics Review Board (EUB) examines and evaluates research projects submitted by members and students of the University according to ethical criteria and delivers statements on individual research projects.

The Ethics Review Board assists the responsible scientists by advising and assessing ethical and, if necessary, legal aspects of research on and with humans. The EUB does not exercise the functions of a medical ethics committee. Independent of the evaluation by the Ethics Review Board, the scientists remain responsible for their actions.