What do HREC members think and do when deciding about children’s participation in social research? Results from the MESSI survey
Dr Gary Allen
November 30, 2021
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Research Ethics in Australia: A Story
July 30, 2018
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Have you ever needed to find a history of human research ethics, whether for personal study or for use in
‘Except as required by law’: Australian researchers’ legal rights and obligations regarding participant confidentiality
February 23, 2017
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Anna Olsen, Research School of Population Health, ANU Julie Mooney-Somers, Centre for Values, Ethics and the Law in Medicine, University
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, was recently published by Routledge. Of
Reflections on case: ‘Racist bus drivers project’
June 12, 2016
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All views expressed in this post are my own and not of my employer, the national committees which I have served
Is the sky falling? Trust in academic research in 2015
July 26, 2015
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For anyone that has been paying even the slightest attention to scholarly publishing over the past few years, it will
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Beneficence as a Principle in Human Research
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The pedagogy of teaching research methods, let alone research ethics, is an under-researched field.
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October 1, 2019
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Dr Nathan Emmerich Research Fellow in Bioethics at ANUMS Despite the fact that one
Unnatural justice: Public allegations could cause significant harm to vital clinical trial activity
October 25, 2021
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In this thought-provoking post, Nik Zeps (a consultant with AHRECS and a partner at Chrysalis) discusses the serious harm (in terms of reputation and career, as well as lost useful lines of inquiry) when there are complaints that allege ethical problems with clinical research.
These relate to situations where the clinical research is evaluating different kinds of intervention, where the evidence for the ‘accepted’ treatment might not be clear.
A misunderstanding of such research designs and a visceral reaction to apparent breaches aren’t helpful.
When such allegations are made, the researchers are rarely afforded an opportunity to respond and explain. If they were, one assumes that the manner could be easily cleared up.
We are embarrassed to admit in our own reporting of the cited case we really didn’t grasp the realities of what occurred or called out the very emotive reaction.