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Why university research ethics committees are vital
March 13, 2021
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In this post Daniel Sokol writes about a troubling research integrity/human research ethics case that relates to Poland, the UK and Australia.
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When I sat on the Ministry of Defence’s Research Ethics Committee, some research projects were potentially dangerous. The risks of testing a new piece of military diving equipment, for example, are obvious. If it malfunctions, the volunteer could drown or suffer brain damage. The risks of historical research can be more subtle but they are nonetheless real, as shown by a recent case involving the University of Warwick.
Dr Anna Hájková, an associate professor of modern continental European history, researches the queer history of the Holocaust. She claimed that a Jewish prisoner may have engaged in a lesbian sexual relationship with a Nazi guard in Hamburg in 1944.
After the war, the prisoner worked as an actress and emigrated from…
Undue Influence in Research Between High-Income and Lower-Income Countries
September 26, 2018
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Red Thaddeus D. Miguel According to the Belmont Report (1979), respect for persons incorporates two ethical convictions: individuals are to be
How do we ‘do’ consent?
August 26, 2018
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This blog post expands on ideas from our recent publication: McWhirter, R. E., & Eckstein, L. (2018). Moving Forward on
Release of the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research 2007 (updated 2018) – With interview
July 30, 2018
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The revised National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research 2007 (updated 2018) was released on 9 July 2018. .
Disaster Research and its Ethical Review
February 25, 2018
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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
February 21, 2018
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In a 2016 conference paper discussing ethical use of student data I noted that there was a ‘disconnect between national
Ethical use of social media as a recruitment tool
November 20, 2017
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Building the Conversation From this month we will start including posts about the ethical design of human research. Our intent
Terms and conditions apply
August 21, 2017
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Kids tell us that making decisions can sometimes be hard (anyone who has taken a child to an ice cream
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Research Ethics in the Philippines: a personal journey
April 24, 2017
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My recall of the earliest encounter I had with research ethics is when, as
Abuse of prisoners in the United States
September 18, 2016
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Mike Adorjan and Rose Ricciardelli’s edited collection, Engaging with Ethics in International Criminological Research,
Fighting Fiction with Fiction: A novel approach to engaging the public in bioethics of medical research
October 31, 2019
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Cathal O’Connell Centre Manager, BioFab3D, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne. About the laboratory discussed in
Institutional approaches to evaluative practice
March 18, 2019
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Gary Allen, Mark Israel and Colin Thomson In 2001, the NHMRC published its policy