Tracing the Patterns of Research Ethics Regulation in Taiwan
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
Reflections on chairing a human research ethics committee
Prof Colin Thomson AM Chairing an HREC can be complicated, demanding, stressful and tiring but also stimulating, rewarding, satisfying and
Kua hinga te tōtara i Te Waonui-a-Tāne, the tōtara tree has fallen in Tāne’s great forest
It is with great sorrow that we note the passing of one of our consultants, Barry Smith. Of Te Rarawa
Why do we need Category D appointments on HRECs and how should we find suitable people?
Judith C S Redman The compulsory presence of the Category D members on Australian Human Research Ethics Committees (HRECs) can
We’re working with a talented animator
Gary Allen, Mark Israel, Colin Thomson We are pretty excited to be working with an animation company on a couple
The Ethics of Evaluation Research
Evaluation research is used to assess the value of such things as services, interventions, and policies. The term ‘evaluation research’
Australia Day honours recognise contributions to human research ethics
We wish to add our congratulations to two recipients of honours on Australia Day who have made important contributions to
REAlising a collegiate Research Ethics Adviser network
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
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Kua hinga te tōtara i Te Waonui-a-Tāne, the tōtara tree has fallen in Tāne’s great forest
It is with great sorrow that we note the passing of one of our
Justice in Human Research Ethics: A Conceptual and Practical Guide
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‘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
Why university research ethics committees are vital
In this post Daniel Sokol writes about a troubling research integrity/human research ethics case that relates to Poland, the UK and Australia.
Daniel Sokol
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…
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