{"id":15,"date":"2026-01-17T05:35:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T05:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serc.tum.ac.ke\/index.php\/about-tum-serc\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T17:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:45:09","slug":"about-tum-serc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/serc.tum.ac.ke\/index.php\/about-tum-serc\/","title":{"rendered":"About TUM-SERC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-ca6fa428a67acfee9df3410430d5e3b2\">Upholding ethical and scientific integrity in all TUM-affiliated research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group .card has-border-color has-black-color has-ast-global-color-4-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-8ad8939992e934297e81f7d3d7b56b0b is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#087a3d;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7c14c5a5cd4e2399974ee0d7477c444d\">1. <strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-49d21ec9a0f7a23de3788617ab98cabe\">The <strong>Technical University of Mombasa Ethics and Scientific Review Committee (TUM-SERC)<\/strong> is a university-level committee mandated to ensure that all research conducted under the institution upholds the highest ethical and scientific standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Committee safeguards the rights, safety, dignity, and well-being of human participants, communities, and the environment. TUM-SERC is <strong>accredited by the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI)<\/strong> to conduct ethics review of research protocols in <strong>Biomedical, Social, Behavioral, Environmental, and Physical Sciences<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TUM-SERC operates independently, transparently, and in alignment with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NACOSTI regulations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National Guidelines for Ethical Conduct of Research Involving Humans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International best practices (Declaration of Helsinki, Belmont Report, CIOMS Guidelines)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-ast-global-color-4-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-11c1ca01 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#087a3d;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-75ed36f9d15608a1e94c7756ea0f17a5\"><strong>2. Accreditation and Institutional Mandate<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-372a20b7e263f4ae3ea9d76a88f283ae is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#d89837;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;background-color:#d89837;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<p><strong>TUM-SERC performs ethics review and monitoring of:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Undergraduate, postgraduate, and staff research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Funded and collaborative research projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student theses, dissertations, and faculty proposals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Externally funded or multi-institutional studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research involving human participants, biological materials, or sensitive data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-d2530b2372416d3b5140eed4fb00c9b8 is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-39d51902 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#d89837;border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;background-color:#d89837;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<p><strong>The Committee is mandated to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\u2714 Safeguard participant welfare<br>\u2714 Ensure scientific validity<br>\u2714 Ensure ethical compliance<br>\u2714 Monitor approved studies<br>\u2714 Provide guidance on ethical research conduct<br>\u2714 Facilitate capacity building in research ethics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a5331a9e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#abb8c3;border-top-left-radius:21px;border-top-right-radius:21px;border-bottom-left-radius:21px;border-bottom-right-radius:21px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Composition of the Committee<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The SERC consists of a multidisciplinary team of members appointed by the Vice-Chancellor. The membership includes:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Senior academic staff from diverse Schools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biomedical and health sciences experts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social and behavioral scientists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Environmental and physical science experts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A legal expert<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A community (lay) representative<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Members with expertise in ethics, proposal review, and research governance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Members have undergone specialized ethics training from NACOSTI, KEMRI, KAVI, SARETI, and other recognized institutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-border-color has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:23px;border-top-right-radius:23px;border-bottom-left-radius:23px;border-bottom-right-radius:23px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. Scope of Review<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>TUM-ESRC reviews research involving:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Human participants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vulnerable populations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personal data and privacy-sensitive information<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biomedical procedures and specimen collection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community-based research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital and online data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Environmental and ecological impact studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Public health and epidemiological studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Behavioral and social science research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"..\/category\/committee-members\/\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:0\">Committee Members<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upholding ethical and scientific integrity in all TUM-affiliated research. 1. 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