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AI-Assisted Ethics Check

Describe your research and get instant AI guidance before submitting to URECA

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This tool uses AI to analyse your research description against the University of Malta's Research Ethics Code of Practice and REDP procedures. The result is guidance only - the final decision rests with CMMBrec. If in doubt, contact research-ethics.cmmb@um.edu.mt.
🔒 Your submission is processed in real time and is not stored on CMMBrec's systems, nor shared with anyone beyond this analysis. It is sent only to our AI provider, Groq, for analysis. Under Groq's data policy, customer inputs and outputs are never used to train AI models, and we have Global Zero Data Retention enabled on our account (Groq's strongest data-control setting), so Groq does not retain your submission either.
⚙️ The AI service is not yet configured. Please ask your CMMBrec administrator to set up the backend service. In the meantime, use the REDP Self-Check tool.

Project Details

If provided, AI will analyse your description for additional concerns beyond your declared answers. Leave blank to receive a verdict based on your declarations only.

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Key Declarations

Answer these questions as you would in the REDP form. The AI will cross-check your answers against your project description.

surveys, interviews, blood/tissue samples, physiological measurements, questionnaires

live vertebrates or cephalopods - not commercial cell lines

genetic data, health/medical data, biometric data, racial/ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, sex life (GDPR Art. 9)

patient records, clinical datasets, cohort data, de-identified data from another study - not publicly available datasets

children, prisoners, persons with disability, substance abusers, economically or educationally disadvantaged persons

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, TikTok, Reddit etc.

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AI is analysing your application against RECoPP guidelines…

📄 Document Review (optional)

Upload your supporting documents - consent form, participant information sheet, research proposal, data management plan, or any other relevant files. The AI will review each document for ethical and GDPR issues, and check for inconsistencies between them.

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Click to upload or drag & drop files here

PDF, DOCX, or TXT · Multiple files supported

Suggested documents: Participant Information Sheet (PIS)  ·  Consent Form  ·  Research Proposal  ·  Data Management Plan  ·  Recruitment Letter
AI is reviewing your documents for ethical and GDPR issues…