Plymouth Ethics Online System
Find out how to use our new online system for research ethics applications

Guidance on how to use the Plymouth Ethics Online System (PEOS) can be found on the University of Plymouth SharePoint site or on the help pages of the PEOS system.
Applicants can also watch a quick help tutorial which demonstrates how to submit an application.
For technical issues using the system, please contact:
For general research ethics support, please contact:
More information about each Faculty/Sponsor committee can be found in their respective SharePoint sites below:
If you're applying from Planning and Analytics or SERIO, you will need to choose the Committee you're submitting your application to (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business) and if you are unsure, please contact the appropriate committee administrator from the list above.
The Faculty of Health Research Ethics and Integrity Committee for Staff, PGR and PGT run a monthly cycle of submission dates and review meetings. For more information, please contact the committee administrator. The dates are as follows (just for Faculty of Health Staff, PGR and PGT applications):
Faculty of Health Taught Masters committee (except Psychology) dates
Submission dates Deadline 4pm | Committee meeting date | Outcome date |
Tuesday 7 Sept 2021 | Tuesday 21 Sept 2021 9.30-12.30 | Tuesday 28 Sept |
Tuesday 5 Oct 2021 | Tuesday 19 Oct 2021 9.30-12.30 | Tuesday 26 Oct |
Tuesday 2 Nov 2021 | Tuesday 16 Nov 2021 09.30-12.30 | Tuesday 23 Nov |
Tuesday 30 Nov 2021 | Tuesday 14 Dec 2021 09.30-12.30 | Tuesday 21 Dec |
Tuesday 4 Jan 2022 | Tuesday 18 Jan 2022 09.30-12.30 | Tuesday 25 Jan |
Tuesday 1 Feb 2022 | Tuesday 15 Feb 2022 09.30-12.30 | Tuesday 22 Feb |
Tuesday 1 Mar 2022 | Tuesday 15 Mar 2022 09.30-12.30 | Tuesday 22 Mar |
Tuesday 5 Apr 2022 | Tuesday 19 Apr 2022 09.30-12.30 | Tuesday 26 Apr |
Tuesday 3 May 2022 | Tuesday 17 May 2022 09.30-12.30 | Tuesday 24 May |
Tuesday 31 May 2022 | Tuesday 14 Jun 2022 09.30-12.30 | Tuesday 21 Jun |
Tuesday 28 Jun 2022 | Tuesday 12 Jul 2022 09.30-12.30 | Tuesday 19 Jul |
August no meetings |
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Faculty of Health Staff/PhD/HRA committee (except Psychology) dates
Submission dates Deadline 4pm | Committee meeting date | Outcome date |
Tuesday 17 August 2021 | Wednesday 1 Sept 2021 9.30-12.30 | Wednesday 8 Sept |
Tuesday 7 Sept 2021 | Wednesday 22 Sept 2021 9.30-12.30 | Wednesday 29 Sept |
Tuesday 5 Oct 2021 | Wednesday 20 Oct 2021 9.30-12.30 | Wednesday 27 Oct |
Tuesday 2 Nov 2021 | Wednesday 17 Nov 2021 09.30-12.30 | Wednesday 24 Nov |
Tuesday 30 Nov 2021 | Wednesday 15 Dec 2021 09.30-12.30 | Wednesday 22 Dec |
Tuesday 4 Jan 2022 | Wednesday 19 Jan 2022 09.30-12.30 | Wednesday 26 Jan |
Tuesday 1 Feb 2022 | Wednesday 16 Feb 2022 09.30-12.30 | Wednesday 23 Feb |
Tuesday 1 Mar 2022 | Wednesday 16 Mar 2022 09.30-12.30 | Wednesday 23 Mar |
Tuesday 5 Apr 2022 | Wednesday 20 Apr 2022 09.30-12.30 | Wednesday 27 Apr |
Tuesday 3 May 2022
| Wednesday 18 May 2022 09.30-12.30 | Wednesday 25 May |
Tuesday 31 May 2022 | Wednesday 15 Jun 2022 09.30-12.30 | Wednesday 22 Jun |
Tuesday 28 Jun 2022 | Wednesday 13 Jul 2022 09.30-12.30 | Wednesday 20 Jul
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August no meetings |
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There are extensive guides for all users of the system available above and applicants can watch the quick help tutorial which demonstrates how to submit an application. R&I also provides training on how to use the Plymouth Ethics Online System with one to one or group training. Please contact ethics online system support at ethics-online-system@plymouth.ac.uk to arrange a bespoke training session.
The University of Plymouth's new ethics review system went live on 20th April 2020 and is being used by staff, taught masters and postgraduate research students. They have found the software to be intuitive, easy to use, efficient and time saving, in handling the 350-400 low to high risk ethics applications the university receives in a typical year. The new system fulfilled the requirements to provide a single repository for all review documentation as well as to assure full GDPR compliance.