Research Ethics Monthly
ISSN 2206-2483
A poor call and two missed opportunities, but otherwise not a bad proposed revision to NS s5
October 20, 2020
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In this post, Gary, Mark and Kim refect on the draft update to Section 5 of the Australia’s National Statement.
“In recent years in Australia, we have seen some painful cases where research ethics review delegated to a non-HREC review body has failed to guard against projects that proved to be embarrassing for their host institution (see, for example, the ‘Racist bus driver’ and ‘Laughing at the disabled’ projects)….”
Hong Kong Principles
September 29, 2020
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The publication of the Hong Kong Principles comes at a time when there has never been more scrutiny of research. In this pandemic, the importance of science has been reinforced time and time again, but the importance of efforts to enhance reproducibility and transparency in research has also come to the fore. What the Hong Kong Principles do is provide a framework whereby research practices that strengthen integrity in research – a core component of reproducibility and trustworthiness – can be recognised, supported and rewarded.
Updated checklist for HDR Supervisors
September 14, 2020
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Back in May, we published a resource for supervisors of postgraduate research students to assist with evaluating whether a research
Worried your researchers might not be treating human research ethics as a core component of good research practice? Concerned they are not seeing it as their responsibility?
June 19, 2020
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All of us might be part of the problem. Dr Gary Allen AHRECS Senior Consultant Consider a hypothetical problem: You
When Research is the treatment: why the research/clinical care divide doesn’t always work
June 4, 2020
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Nik Zeps AHRECS Consultant Health services are often operated by people who strive to improve the way they deliver care.
How we interpret the words ‘proportional review’
June 2, 2020
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Dr Gary Allen AHRECS Senior Consultant Over the last decade, AHRECS has worked with institutions of various types, size and
A checklist to assist a supervisor to check a candidate’s research ethics review application
May 24, 2020
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“Regulations don’t solve things. Supervision solves things” Wilbur Ross 2015 Dr Gary Allen, Prof. Colin Thomson AM and Prof Mark
COVID 19, human research and human research ethics review
April 18, 2020
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Prof. Colin Thomson AM AHRECS Senior Consultant We at AHRECS, like all our friends, colleagues and clients, are becoming more
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Applying Place to Research Ethics and Cultural Competence Training
August 21, 2016
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In the 1990s, I worked with many community groups and Native American/African-American communities on
Making Indigenous research ethics a compulsory facet of supervisor development and student training
November 24, 2016
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There is an increasing trend in Australian universities to provide professional development for supervisors
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,
Reflections on case: ‘Racist bus drivers project’
June 12, 2016
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