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The Women's Research Advisory Committee (RAC) functions as an advisory committee to the Women’s Research Governance Committee (RGC).

All research projects (pre-submission, SSA and QA) involving humans must receive approval by the Research Advisory Committee before they progress to the Research Governance Committee, for consideration and authorisation.

All applications to the Women's RAC must be submitted via the Ethical Review Manager (ERM) platform.

**RAC Submission dates 2026**
2026	*Submission deadline 2pm**	RAC Meeting date
January	N/A	No meeting
February	Tuesday 3^rd February	Tuesday 17th February
March	Wednesday 4th March	Wednesday 18^th March
April	Tuesday 31^st March	Tuesday 14^th April
May	Wednesday 6^th May	Wednesday 20^th May
June	Tuesday 2^nd June	Tuesday 16^th June
July	Wednesday 1^st July	Wednesday 15^th July
August	Tuesday 4^th August	Tuesday 18^th August
September	Wednesday 2^nd September	Wednesday 16^th September
October	Tuesday 6^th October	Tuesday 20^th October
November	Wednesday 4^th November	Wednesday 18^th November
December	Tuesday 24^th November	Tuesday 8^th December

*Submissions will be accepted up to 5:00pm on the closing day. Applications received after this time will be deferred until the next meeting of the Research Advisory Committee.

Membership - the Women's Research Advisory Committee

The Women's Research Committee functions as an advisory committee to the Research Governance Committee.

All research projects involving humans receive approval by the Research Advisory Committee before they are progressed to the Research Governance Committee (for consideration and authorisation).

The members of the Women's Research Advisory Committee are.

Associate Professor Martin Healey
Chair
Head of Gynaecology 2 Clinic, the Women's

Professor Shaun Brennecke
Director, Pregnancy Research Centre, the Women's

Dr Gerald Murray
Centre for Women's Infectious Diseases, the Women's

Dr Samuel Phillips
Centre for Women's Infectious Diseases, the Women's

Dr Genia Rozen
Reproductive Services Consultant and MIVF Fertility Specialist

Huda Ismail / Dr Wirawan Jeong
Deputy Director of Pharmacy, the Women's

Bill Kalionis
Research Fellow, Pregnancy Research Centre, the Women's

Associate Professor Marta Thio
Newborn Research Centre, the Women's

Rebecca Hyde
Midwifery & Maternity Services Research Unit, the Women's

Associate Professor Ricardo Palma-Dias
Director of Ultrasound and Fetal Medicine Specialist, the Women's

Professor Peter Rogers
Director of Research, the Women's

Dr Wei Zhou
Gynaecology Research Centre

Erin Mercieca
Newborn Research Centre

Corinne Sklavos, Ann Drummond, Haustine Panganiban, Megan Cock
Research Office

Terms of Reference - the Women's Research Advisory Committee

Currently under review

All active researcher groups within the hospital should be represented on the Research Advisory Committee. This is to ensure that their views of research relevant to their area are discussed fairly, as well as to facilitate the governance of research on the campus, a responsibility that should be shared by all researchers. The membership should have expertise in broader issues involving research projects, such as cultural or racial diversity or health literacy, for example.

Frequency of meetings

Every 4 weeks

Date reviewed: 18 November 2024