University Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Ethics Committee
The University's Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Ethics Committee (UREC) is responsible for developing and implementing the policy (see Terms of Reference).
Annual Report
The committee's annual report for the previous academic year is made available here in December.
Last academic year: 2023-24. Historic: 2022-23, 2021-22, 2020-21, 2019-20, 2018-19
Point of Contact for Matters of Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Integrity
Professor Mayur Ranchordas oversees matters of research integrity and should be the first point of contact for any concerns relating to research integrity, or as a confidential liaison for potential whistle-blowers. Professor Ranchordas is the University's Head of Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Ethics, and chair of the UREC; he can be contacted at ethicssupport@shu.ac.uk
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institutes (Staff and Doctoral)
Ethics for Staff and Doctoral research is managed at local level by research institutes. The Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute Ethics Leads are:
Health Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute - Professor Reza Saatchi (health-industry-innovation-ethics@shu.ac.uk)
Industry and Innovation Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute - Dr Kate Whitfield (health-industry-innovation-ethics@shu.ac.uk)
Social and Economic Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute - Dr Jake Philips (social-economic-culture-creativity-ethics@shu.ac.uk)
Culture and Creativity Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute - Dr Ruth Deller (social-economic-culture-creativity-ethics@shu.ac.uk)
Colleges (Masters and Ï㽶ÊÓƵ)
Ethics for Masters and Ï㽶ÊÓƵ projects is managed at local level by college committees (see Terms of Reference). The College Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Ethics Leads are:
College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences - Dr Nikki Jordan-Mahy
College of Business, Technology and Engineering - Dr Tony Lynn
College of Social Sciences and Arts - Dr Antonia Ypsilanti
Insurance
Please direct any insurance-related queries to insurancequeries@shu.ac.uk
