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This page provides further supplementary policies and good research practice guidance.

Additional Policies

• Whistleblowing Policy
• HR Code of Behaviour
• AI & Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Integrity (policy) + Checklist for AI Use in Ï㽶ÊÓƵ +
• Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Impact and Ethics
• Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Incentives

Vulnerable Participants and Safeguarding

• Code of Practice for Ï㽶ÊÓƵers Working with Vulnerable Populations
• University Safeguarding Policy
• Additional Guidance for Safeguarding in Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Contexts
• DBS Checks for PGR Students
• Mental Capacity Act Guide
• Guidance for Obtaining Consent to Undertake Ï㽶ÊÓƵ with Children in Schools
• Ï㽶ÊÓƵing Own Children Guidelines
• Medical Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Involving Children

Health and Safety

• Lone Working
• Health and Safety for Ï㽶ÊÓƵers

Ethical Issues in Specific Ï㽶ÊÓƵ

• Guidance on Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Conducted Overseas
• Guidance on Visual Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
• Observational Studies
• Insider Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Guidelines

Insurance and Potentially Higher Risk Factors

• Clinical Trials/Medical Malpractice Insurance and Criteria for Triggering Additional Insurance Referral
• Insurance Notification Required
• Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Activities in USA and Canada
• Survey Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Involving Potentially Criminal Behaviour

Please direct any insurance-related queries to insurancequeries@shu.ac.uk

Communication Technology

• Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Using Information and Communication Technology
• Guidelines for Online Questionnaires
• Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Ethics Guidelines for Internet-Mediated Ï㽶ÊÓƵ

Publication and Authorship

• Principles of Good Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Practice for Peer Reviewers
• Principles of Good Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Practice for Publication and Authorship
• Developing a Personal Publication Strategy

Data Protection and Storage

•  (restricted access)
• Privacy Notice for Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Participants
• Use of Student Data for Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Purposes
• Storage of Qualitative Data

Health-Related Protocols and Guidance

• Nagoya Protocol (Use of Non-Human Genetic Material)
• Universities UK Protocol Regarding Tobacco Industry Funding

Ï㽶ÊÓƵers can consult their research institute webpages for useful links to international and national guidelines, discipline-specific professional body codes and guidance documents and funding body requirements.

Requesting Access to Staff and Students (Internal Ï㽶ÊÓƵers)

To request data concerning University students and staff please complete this Request Form and return to ! SPI Insight Requests.

Requesting Access to Staff and Students (External Ï㽶ÊÓƵers)

The University Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Ethics Committee has established guidelines and procedures for granting external organisations permission to access University staff and students for the purpose of research projects.

• Application Form
• Authorisation of Requests Form

Relevant Legislation