Information and licences required for an application

If we invite a full application, we will expect that the applicants are able to provide the following information (if requested) or have made the necessary applications for approval of the work proposed:

• signed collaborators' forms from researchers willing to participate in or provide materials for the project
• ethical permission for studies involving patients and the use of material from human subjects (e.g. blood samples)
• regulatory approval for research involving gene therapy from applicants' Local Research Ethics Committee, University's Genetic Manipulation Committee, Gene Therapy Advisory Committee and Medicines Control Agency
• for research using NHS facilities or patients, confirmation that the applicants are acting within the principles of the Statement of Partnership on Non-Commercial R&D in the NHS
• personal and project licences for any animal experiments that require Home Office approval.