Disaster Research and its Ethical Review
Disaster research ethics is a growing area of interest within the research ethics field. Given the lack of a universal
Ethical Use of Student Data in Higher Education – Advancing the conversation
In a 2016 conference paper discussing ethical use of student data I noted that there was a ‘disconnect between national
‘Don’t mention the c word: Covert research and the stifling ethics regime in the social sciences’
Covert research is associated with deliberate deception in social research and equated with harm and risk to the researcher, the
What’s at risk? Who’s responsible? Moving beyond the physical, the immediate, the proximate, and the individual
Building the Conversation This month’s addition to the Building the Conversation series reflects upon how we approach risks beyond those
Use of Imported Human Biospecimens in Research
The use of biospecimens in research is a vital tool in the development of knowledge and innovation in biomedical research.
Magical incantations and the tyranny of the template
Building the Conversation This month’s addition to the Building the Conversation series reflects upon how institutional template consent material can
Ethical use of social media as a recruitment tool
Building the Conversation From this month we will start including posts about the ethical design of human research. Our intent
Ethical research with young children: Whose research, whose agenda?
The last decade has seen increased global focus on research with young children within and across a range of disciplines
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We’re thrilled by how the AHRECS team has been growing and the expertise Sarah,
The need to seek institutional approval to survey staff – was this a misunderstanding of the purpose of Guideline 2.2.13 in the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research?
Katherine (Kate) Christian, Carolyn Johnstone, Jo-ann Larkins and Wendy Wright Federation University We
Ethics CoPs not Ethics Police: Building communities of practice in ethics and integrity
In this post Gary Allen and Mark Israel discuss seeding and supporting virtual and physical Communities of Practice and their value over enforcement and policing.
Gary Allen and Mark Israel
Research ethics professionals have grown wary of researchers who talk disparagingly about the work of research ethics reviewers as the ‘ethics police’ (Klitzman, 2015; Makhoul et al., 2014). So, there is more than a little irony in our suggestion for responding constructively to such an adversarial stance (Allen & Israel, 2018) – the Community of Practice (CoP).
A CoP is characterised by a shared area of knowledge and set of practices within which experiences and insights can be shared and learning can be fostered (Wenger et al., 2002). Done well, a CoP can result in continual improvement across and…
Areas of activity
We are delighted with how busy AHRECS is at the moment in the human research ethics and research integrity spheres in Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Our current work can be broken down into four categories:
1. Informing the practice of a research institution
2. Fostering and supporting a community of practice
3. Helping with tricky questions
4. Formulating an approach
To discuss any of the above, contact one of our senior consultants, or send an email to Enquiry AHRECS enquiry@ahrecs.com.
While our activities are focussed on Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and…
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