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Research and Innovation

Meeting dates and submission deadlines

Animal ethics

CDU AEC meetings

The CDU AEC meets eight times every year. Closing dates for submissions are published alongside each meeting date below. Submission deadlines are approximately two and a half weeks prior to a scheduled AEC meeting. 

Please note: Only complete submissions received by the applicable deadline will be considered at the upcoming meeting. Incomplete or late submissions cannot be accepted and will be deferred to the next available meeting.

2026 AEC Meeting Dates

 

Meeting No                 

Authorising Officer Deadline

 (CDU personnel only) ^ 

Submission Deadline       AEC Meeting Date         
AEC Meeting 1/26 15 January4 February 2026
AEC Meeting 2/26 19 February11 March
AEC Meeting 3/26 31 March22 April
AEC Meeting 4/2630 April14 May3 June
AEC Meeting 5/2611 June25 June15 July
AEC Meeting 6/2623 July6 August26 August
AEC Meeting 7/2610 September24 September14 October
AEC Meeting 8/2629 October12 November2 December

 

^The Authorising Officer (AO) deadline is the date by which you must submit your application to the relevant Faculty ADR/AO. This allows sufficient time for review and formal authorisation before the proposal is submitted to the Ethics Office.

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