Ethics Review Committee Psychology and Neuroscience (ERCPN)

Ethical review of scientific research involving human participants or personally identifiable data is carried out by the Ethics Review Committee Psychology and Neuroscience (ERCPN). If studies fall under the Medical Research Involving Human Subjects Act (WMO), review by the accredited review committee METC is mandatory.

The ERCPN requires researchers to submit their study protocols involving human participants or personally identifiable data for ethical review before the start of research activities. Ethical approval can be sought by filling out the online application form with the help of the manual (version 1.2 January 2018). All related documents can be found on this website. The manual also provides information regarding the organisation of the ERCPN and its procedures.

An application to ERCPN can only be submitted by PhD students or academic staff appointed to the Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University. Additionally, other UM academic staff supervising FPN bachelor's and master's students, as well as those supervising FHML bachelor's and master's students specialising in mental health, may apply.