Research Office You are here:HomeResearch & EducationResearch Office Welcome to the St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney Research Office Website. This site explains the work of the Research Office and the processes a researcher must follow in order to undertake research on humans within SVHN. Follow the links on the right hand side of this page to get the information you need. Contacting the Research Office Email: svhs.research@svha.org.au Tel: 02 8382 4960 For email guidance please use the following link: Emailing the St Vincent's Hospital Research Office Research Office team members are available online every Thursday from 11am - 11.30am to answer your questions. Please use the following MS Teams link: Research Office Online Q&A Important Updates from the Research Office - January 2026 1. ICH GCP R3 requirement: Proof of current ICH-GCP R3 training is required from 1 January 2026 for studies to be conducted at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, St Vincent’s Private Hospital, the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute and the Mater Hospital Sydney. This applies to: - All researchers named on an STE or SSA application - All researchers listed on a Change in Personnel application - All Change in Principal Investigator (PI) notifications to the SVHS HREC - Addition of Site notifications to the SVH HREC (applicable to the above listed sites) For member organisations ICH GCP R3 training can be accessed via SPHERE ICH GCP R3 certificates obtained post STE/SSA approval, may be submitted for SVHS governance review and noting as part of an STE amendment. 2. ROAC review: Proof of review by the Research Operations Assessment Committee (ROAC) review is required for all greater than low risk studies submitted for STE review to be conducted at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney. Please visit the Research Operations SharePoint page for further information and to access the ROAC submission form.