Human tissue research and teaching at UWE Bristol

Human Tissue Sub-Committee

Human tissue research and teaching activities at UWE Bristol are governed by the Human Tissue Sub-Committee, which reports to the University Research and Knowledge Exchange Committee.

For all enquiries, please contact the Officer of the Human Tissue Sub-Committee: researchgovernance@uwe.ac.uk.

Procedures and guidance

There are two key documents which provide information about the University's requirements in relation to the use of Human Tissue at UWE Bristol:

Please note: both of the above documents are only accessible to UWE Bristol staff and students.

You can also access the different sections of the Human Tissue in Research at UWE Bristol from the below links.

Selected sections from the guidance

Section 1: The Quality Management System

The UWE Bristol Human Tissue Quality Management System is laid out in the documentation within the following three areas:

The UWE Bristol Human Tissue Operating Procedures and Guidance for Staff and Students
The UWE Bristol Human Tissue Records Management Manual
The UWE Bristol Human Tissue Standard Operating Procedures

Section 1: The Quality Management System (PDF)
Please note: this document is only accessible to UWE Bristol staff and students.

Section 2: Operating Procedures and Guidance for Staff and Students

This document sets out the University's operating procedures related to the ethical review, oversight and management of Human Tissue Research.

Section 2: Operating Procedures and Guidance for Staff and Students (PDF)
Please note: this document is only accessible to UWE Bristol staff and students.

Section 3: The Human Tissue Records Management Manual

The UWE Bristol Human Tissue Research Records Management Manual sets out expectations of the records that need to be kept by UWE Bristol Project Managers, Laboratory Managers, central Research Governance and Ethics teams, and individual researchers working on Human Tissue projects in support of the Quality Management System.

Section 3: The Human Tissue Records Management Manual (PDF)
Please note: this document is only accessible to UWE Bristol staff and students.

Section 4: The Human Tissue Standard Operating Procedures

The UWE Bristol Human Tissue Standard Operating Procedures set out detailed procedures for how certain standard processes related to human tissue research should be managed at UWE Bristol.

Section 4: The Human Tissue Standard Operating Procedures (PDF)
Please note: this document is only accessible to UWE Bristol staff and students.