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The welfare of our research participants and the integrity of our research is paramount to the University. To ensure both are addressed, every research project is required to be undertaken in accordance with commonly agreed standards of good practice as laid down in the Declaration of Helsinki, by the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Councils and the European Science Foundation amongst others. This page details the mandatory procedures Masters and Ï㽶ÊÓƵ students must follow in order to comply with our research ethics policy and procedures.

Procedures

• Guidance for Students Undertaking Ï㽶ÊÓƵ for a Dissertation
• Ethics Approval Process for Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and Taught Masters Projects

Forms

• UREC 1 - Ï㽶ÊÓƵ with No Human Participants
• UREC 2 - Low Risk Ï㽶ÊÓƵ with Human Participants
• UREC 3 - Higher Risk Social Science Type Studies
• UREC 4 - Higher Risk Biomedical, Food, Sport and Health Studies

• Participant Information Sheet
• Participant Consent Form
• Sample Participant Consent Form for Images

Data

Unless otherwise advised, research data for Masters and Ï㽶ÊÓƵ projects should be stored on the F drive.

Reviewer Guidance

• Guidance for Ethics Reviewers Taught UG and PG

Category Approvals

• Procedures for Category Approvals for Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Ethics Review: Taught Courses