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Find out more

The following is a list of useful links.

• Professional associations
• Research Councils and related bodies
• Training
• Research ethics library
• Mental Capacity Act
• Applications to NHS research ethics committees
• Other links

Professional associations

• British Society of Criminology: Code of Ethics for Researchers in the Field of Criminology

• British Educational Research Association Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research

• Academy of Management's Professional Code of Ethics

• Association of American Geographers Statement on Professional Ethics

• Oral History Society of the UK Ethical Guidelines

• American Political Science Association (APSA) Guide to Professional Ethics in Political Science (Section H)

• British Psychological Society Code of Ethics and Conduct
  
  •  British Psychological Society: Conducting Research on the Internet: (111kb) Guidelines for ethical practice in psychological research online (2007)

• Ethics Guidelines of the Association of Social Anthropologists of the UK and Commonwealth

• Social Research Association: Ethical Guidelines
  
  • Social Research Association : Data Protection Act 1998 : Guidelines for Social Research
  • Social Research Association: Code of Practice for the Safety of Social Researchers

• The British Sociological Association: Statement of Ethical Practice

• Statement of Principles of Ethical Research Practice from the Socio-Legal Studies Association

• Universities and Colleges Employer Association: Safety in Fieldwork, and Health and Safety Guidelines for Working Overseas

Research Councils and related bodies

• Medical Research Council: ethics and research guidance

• Economic and Social Research Council : Research Ethics Framework

• UK Data Archive: guidance on creating and managing data, consent and ethics
  
  • Economic and Social Data Service: creating and depositing data
  • ESRC Research Funding Guide

Training

Online training

• Online Skills Hub courses

• Online Training in Human Research Subjects Protection (for recipients of US federal research funding)
• E-learning module on 'Research Data and Confidentiality', developed by the MRC Regulatory Support Centre

Other training

AREC (the Association of Research Ethics Committees) offers workshops and other training events.

Research ethics library

The Department of Social Policy and Intervention has established a small library of books and articles about research ethics, with a particular focus on those of relevance to researchers in the social sciences. Staff and student researchers and research ethics committee members who are interested in accessing these materials should contact the Department.

Mental Capacity Act

• Impact of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Code of Practice on the Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Department of Health information on the Mental Capacity Act and research

Applications to NHS research ethics committees

• Advice on applying for NRES ethical review is available from the University's Clinical Trials and Research Governance team
• NRES guidance for applicants
• Standard Operating Procedures for Research Ethics Committees in the United Kingdom
• Social Care Research Ethics Committee, which operates within the NRES framework

Other links

• University Data Protection website
  • Specific advice on Data Protection & Research (92kb)
• University Freedom of Information website
• University Research Data Management website
• JISCInfoNet : Guidance on Managing Records
• University Safety in Fieldwork policy
• University policy on Overseas Travel
• The Research Ethics Guidebook, a resource for social scientists developed by a team at the Institute of Education, University of London, with a grant from the ESRC
• Nuffield Council on Bioethics
• Market Research Society Code of Conduct
• RESPECT project (Professional and Ethical Codes for Technology-related Socio-Economic Research) funded by the European Commission

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