What’s been going on at AHRECS
We’re thrilled by how the AHRECS team has been growing and the expertise Sarah, Barry and Nik have brought to
Hints for Using Worked Examples in Training Sessions
Training sessions for new ethics committee members and new researchers frequently use a completed application as a fully-worked example of
How can we get mentors and trainees talking about ethical challenges?
When it comes to research integrity, the international community often tends to focus on the incidence of research misconduct and
Strategies for resolving ethically ambiguous scenarios
During the fall of 2013 and spring of 2014, I traveled to numerous universities across the United States and England
Research Ethics in the Philippines: a personal journey
My recall of the earliest encounter I had with research ethics is when, as a newly appointed faculty member of
Intuitive Research Ethics Training for Novices
The pedagogy of teaching research methods, let alone research ethics, is an under-researched field. In this blog entry, two postgraduate
Making Indigenous research ethics a compulsory facet of supervisor development and student training
There is an increasing trend in Australian universities to provide professional development for supervisors of higher degree research (HDR) students
Comparing research integrity responses in Australia and The Netherlands
Last year, I was invited by Tracey Bretag to contribute a chapter to the Handbook of Academic Integrity. The invite
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AHRECS expands to encompass animal ethics
In this short post AHRECS consultant, Amanda Fernie discusses the animal ethics services that AHRECS now provides and are experienced in, in this complex and important area of research governance.
Amanda is one of the recent additions to the AHRECS team.
She brings considerable experience as someone who has worked as an animal ethics officer and as a manager of a Research Ethics and Research Integrity team.
Even more than is a case for Human Research Ethics, Animal Ethics is an area that cannot be purely approached as a matter of technical regulation where researchers and institutions must comply with relevant laws and ethical codes. This is NOT a useful approach to Animal Ethics. It also unlikely to prompt researchers to approach the topic in a way that it thoughtful, reflective and engaged.
Considering matters such as the sufficiency of environmental enrichment and techniques is not merely a matter of whether a proposed approach complies with the law. It requires a far more thoughtful reflection on animal welfare and respect. What was appropriate 20 years ago is unlikely to be acceptable now.
The AHRECS team brings together considerable experience and insight into international best practice.
Contact us on enquiry@ahrecs.com if you would like to discuss how we can assist your institution.
‘Except as required by law’: Australian researchers’ legal rights and obligations regarding participant confidentiality
Anna Olsen, Research School of Population Health, ANU Julie Mooney-Somers, Centre for Values, Ethics
Embedding clinical research as part of routine healthcare: Managing the potential for competing interests. (UPDATED).
Nik Zeps AHRECS Consultant Clinical trials are widely accepted as the best method
Expertise in ethics, research ethics or review?
In this terrific and thoughtful post, Colin Thomson AM, a Senior Adviser to AHRECS, reflects on what we mean when we talk about expertise i the context of Human Research Ethics Review.
Do we mean expertise in ethics, research ethics or ethics review or a combination?
Do they fit together seamlessly and easily or is there an incongruence?
He frames these matters, when talking about research ethics committee members and research ethics reviewers across ten important categories.
He then suggests ten tests that could be usefully applied to evaluate the quality of review feedback.
How your institution’s research ethics committee and its review feedback fare if judged against this criteria?
Is it time they had some professional development? Does the Committee’s standard operating procedures need to be updated?
This is a valuable read for research ethics committee Chairs, Secretaries and members.
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