ISSN 2206-2483
Australasian Human Research Ethics Consultancy Services Pty Ltd (AHRECS)
ISSN 2206-2483
Australasian Human Research Ethics Consultancy Services Pty Ltd (AHRECS)
As an anthropologist, the way I work has particular features which are, in my view, both empowering and paralysing. This is especially the case when working with people who define themselves or who are defined as vulnerable, and in field contexts which …
Read moreWhat do we know? I wish I could say there’s a simple formula that will reduce the anxiety of researchers (both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal) when it comes to research that involves Aboriginal peoples. But I’ve found that when any of us put on a resear …
Read moreHuman research ethics committees face workloads that can very easily become crippling, consequently precedent-based decision making can appear to be a sensible survival strategy. An HREC might decide to adopt such a strategy for several reasons: • a de …
Read moreIn human research, some groups of people (grouped by identity, association, condition and/or location) may become over-represented as research subjects in a particular discipline, or in research generally. These people may develop a sense of ‘research …
Read moreNot so many years ago in Australia if you entered a research office and asked what they were doing about research integrity, you would probably be pointed sagely toward a back corner and a dusty shelf. In that forgotten corner you would find the Joint …
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