Research ethics policies, procedures and guidance

Important COVID-19 information

Human participant research and research ethics (PDF)

Policies and procedures

• University policy on research ethics (PDF)
• Operating procedures for the review of student projects (PDF)
• Ethical approval appeal process (PDF)
• Applying for retrospective ethics approval (PDF)
• The Human Tissue Quality Management system
• University safeguarding policy
• Data Protection Standard for Research - incorporating GDPR (staff login required)
• GDPR templates:
  • Privacy notices (DOC)
  • Participant information sheets (DOC)
  • Consent forms (DOC)
• Use of animals in research

University Research Ethics Committee guidance

• Children and young people (PDF)
• Evaluation studies and evaluation research (PDF)
• Obtaining, recording and transporting consent and data (PDF)
• Projects without human participants (PDF)
• Security sensitive research (PDF)
• Social media research (PDF)
• Research sponsorship (PDF)

UWE Bristol internal resources for researchers

• Research governance
• Lone working (DOC)
• Risk assessment (requires staff login)
• Overseas travel risk assessment (DOC) and associated guide for international travel (requires staff login)
• Guidance on safety of social researchers (DOC)
• Research data management
• Information Security Toolkit
• Guidance on research data security
• Human tissue research and teaching
• Code of Good Research Conduct
• Qualtrics; see guidance on Online forms and survey tools (requires staff login)

Useful resources

• Association of Internet Researchers
  Ethics guides produced by AoIR, an academic association committed to ensuring that research on and about the internet is conducted in an ethical manner.
• DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service)
  This service helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children.
• ESRC Framework for Research Ethics
• Horizon 2020
  The requirements for ethical compliance for all EU-funded research.
• UK Data Archive
  The UK's largest collection of social and economic data (acquisition, curation and access provider).
• NHS Health Research Authority (HRA)