Research Ethics Monthly
ISSN 2206-2483
Conversations with an HREC: A Researcher’s perspective
February 4, 2020
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Dr Ann-Maree Vallence and Dr Hakuei Fujiyama College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia http://profiles.murdoch.edu.au/myprofile/ann-maree-vallence/ http://profiles.murdoch.edu.au/myprofile/hakuei-fujiyama/
The research use of online data/web 2.0 comments
November 23, 2019
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Does it require research ethics review and specified consent? Dr Gary Allen AHRECS Senior Consultant The internet is a rich
Smarter proportional research ethics review
August 26, 2019
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Rushing toward a faster review decision should not mean relaxing standards or playing chicken with stricter central control Gary Allen,
Complainant anonymity in misconduct proceedings depends on the forum
May 23, 2019
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Prof. Colin Thomson AM, Senior Consultant, AHRECS This news item, while identifying the fact that the decision relates to court proceedings
Tracing the Patterns of Research Ethics Regulation in Taiwan
April 23, 2019
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台灣的研究倫理規範之發展 甘偵蓉 Gan Zhen-Rong1 and 馬克·伊瑟利 Mark Israel2 Many commentators on research ethics have been based in the Global North
Requesting your input
April 23, 2019
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REAlising a collegiate Research Ethics Adviser network
February 24, 2019
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By Dr Gary Allen| Senior Consultant AHRECS| gary.allen@ahrecs.com Dr Mark Israel| Senior Consultant AHRECS| mark.israel@ahrecs.com Our research ethics consultancy activity
Griffith University’s implementation of the Australian Code (2018)
November 25, 2018
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Dr Amanda Fernie, Manager Research Ethics & Integrity, Griffith University Dr Gary Allen, Senior Policy Officer, Griffith University AUSTRALIAN CODE
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Research ethics review during a time of pandemic
March 16, 2020
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Gary Allen, Mark Israel and Colin Thomson COVID-19 is prompting changes to academic delivery,
Constructive Voices Online Panels – National Statement session 22/11/2018 – Information for registrants
November 10, 2018
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To register for this event visit https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vwIWL16YT4S-lkMOXAxVtQ Date Panel members Questions National Statement 22/11/18
A call for a national inquiry into the burden of research ethics and governance
May 22, 2019
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Adrian Barnett, Queensland University of Technology . Do we need a national inquiry into
Ethics CoPs not Ethics Police: Building communities of practice in ethics and integrity
March 10, 2021
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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…