Stop centring Western academic ethics: deidentification in social science research – Anna Denejkina
This blog will provide a discussion of issues present in deidentifying marginalised research participants, or research participants who request to
On the Problem of “Worldlessness”. Do The Declaration of Helsinki and the Council for International Organizations of Medical Science Guidelines Protect the Stateless in the Research Context?
Associate Professor Deborah Zion Chair, Victoria University, HREC. deborah.zion@vu.edu.au Can these bones live? Ezekiel, 37:3. The Declaration of Helsinki has
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
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
Ethics and the Participation of Indigenous Children and Young People in Research
Indigenous children and young people’s participation in social research raises a range of ethical issues that researchers and participants must
iDARE: [innovation.design.arts.research.ethics]
I dare you? iDARE involves a team of designers and visual and performing artists and theorists from across Australia who
Ethical Self-Assessment: Excellence in Reflexivity or Corporatisation Gone Mad?
Research ethics and integrity have always been at the forefront of my work, not only because the issues which I
Making Indigenous research ethics a compulsory facet of supervisor development and student training
There is an increasing trend in Australian universities to provide professional development for supervisors of higher degree research (HDR) students
Categories
Featured posts
Australian Code 2018: What institutions should do next
Gary Allen, Mark Israel and Colin Thomson At first glance, there is much to
Release of the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research 2007 (updated 2018) – With interview
The revised National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research 2007 (updated 2018) was
Animal Ethics: Handling (difficult) enquiries
In this thought-provoking post Erich von Dietze (AHRECS Senior Consultant) and Geoff Dandie (AHRECS Consultant) reflects upon institutions and Animal Ethics Committees receiving external enquiries about Animal Ethics at the institution.
In addition to their roles at AHRECS, they are very experienced in Animal Ethics at a number of institutions, including the operation of Animal Ethics Committees.
As this post observes, such enquiries can arrive in the form of Right For Information requests/FOI requests, complaints or written requests.
It should be noted, that Right For Information requests/FOI legislation often direct that decision makers must not concern themselves with how an applicant might use the information they seek.
This discussion is likely to be especially useful and topical, given the drive towards openness in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
We would be very interested in hearing from the AHRECS community on your own thoughts on these matters.
Can I use your answers anyway?
Dr Gary Allen AHRECS Senior Consultant Many national frameworks for human research ethics, such