Taught Ethics Application Form - SBS
FIRST STAGE
Students engaging in any research activity should read the Guidance Notes for Ethical Applications –
Taught Programmes and complete the Ethics Approval of Taught Programmes Application Form and
submit this, along with all relevant supporting documentation, to their supervisor. The supervisor will
then assess the application for any significant ethical issues. Please refer to the Guidance for
Supervisors and the guidance notes for the students.
If there are no significant ethical issues to be considered and/or any minor issues have been fully
resolved, the supervisor will sign off the ethics approval form, which should then be included with the
final dissertation.
However, if the supervisor feels that the application falls outside the scope of supervisory approval i.e.
the issues involved are considered to have a significant ethical dimension, then the application will be
referred for review to the Ethics Approval Panel for Taught Programmes (Second Stage).
SECOND STAGE (Only applies to projects/dissertations with significant ethical issues)
The application will be reviewed independently by two members of the Ethics Approval Panel for Taught
Programmes. One reviewer will be selected from the same subject area as the proposed dissertation
and the other reviewer from outside this area.
Second Stage Applications should be sent via email to:
[email protected] Following review, one of the following recommendations will be made:
(a) Application is approved with no changes;
(b) Application is approved subject to conditions which must be approved by supervisor. Applicant
make the appropriate changes to the application and resubmits to their supervisor for approval;
(c) Application is approved, subject to conditions, which must be approved by committee chair.
The applicant makes the appropriate changes to the application and resubmits to the committee chair
for approval;
(d) Application is rejected and applicant requested to resubmit to committee.
In cases where the reviewers offer different final recommendations the committee chair will act as the
final arbiter in the decision process.
The normal turnaround time for applications is approximately two weeks following submission.
However, this can be longer, depending upon the complexity and the time of year the application has
been submitted. If the application is not approved and changes need to be made the overall process
will take longer.
Instructions for use
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Most applications for ethics approval will be able to be granted by the supervisor. Students should just
complete the Checklist and Part A below and forward to their supervisor, who will complete Part B. In
some cases, if the supervisor believes the proposal should be sent to the Ethics Approval Panel for Taught
Programmes for guidance and clearance, Part C should be completed and sent to the email address
provided above. Supervisors should send Parts A, B and C to the panel in these cases.
The following checklist is to help students and supervisors easily identify projects which may be
designated as one with significant ethical dimensions.
SECTION I: CHECKLIST (select as appropriate)
Does the project/dissertation involve work with human tissue/body fluids?
If ‘NO’ skip to section (II)
Does the project involve work with animals and/or animal tissue?
If ‘NO’ skip to section (III)
Does the project involve any of the following:
Recruitment of volunteers?
Questionnaires or interviews?
Observations of Participants?
If Yes for either please complete the sections (IV)-(VI) below
If No please complete section (VI) only
SECTION II – RISK OF HARM AND RELATED ISSUES (select as appropriate)
Is there any realistic risk of any participants experiencing either physical or psychological
distress or discomfort?
Are drugs, placebos or other substances (e.g. food substances, vitamins) to be administered
to study participants?
Is there any possible psychological risk to the researcher?
(Note:- physical risks to the researcher are considered in the Risk Assessment not in this
form)
Will participants undergo sound exposure beyond the Lower Action Level of the Physical
Agents Directive?
Does the project require the use of hazardous substances?
Is the use of radiation (if applicable) over and above what would normally be expected (for
example) in diagnostic imaging?
SECTION III – VULNERABLE GROUPS AND FINANCIAL INDUCEMENTS (select as appropriate)
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Will financial inducements (other than reasonable expenses and compensation for time) be
offered to participants?
Will participants fall into any of the following special groups?
Children (under 18 years of age);
People with learning difficulties or communication difficulties;
People who speak a different language;
Patients or clinical populations and/or their carers;
Pregnant women or research on conception or contraception;
People in custody or any form of detention;
People engaged in illegal activities (e.g. drug-taking)
SECTION IV – OTHER (select as appropriate)
Are there any other potential significant ethical issues not covered above? If Yes, please give
details below:
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PART A – To be completed by Student
Full Programme Title: Award
Title of Research Project:
Has this project received
external funding? If YES, please provide name of Research Council or other funding
organisation:
Do you use non-human genetic
materials from outside UK for If YES, has this been collected since the 12 th October 2014?
your research?
Does your study involve a
clinical trial? If YES, do you intend to register your trial on a clinical database?
Please note that most academic journals will not publish trials which have not
been registered on a clinical trial registry before the onset of patient
enrolment. For the purposes of registration, a clinical trial is any research study
that prospectively assigns human participants to one or more health-related
interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes. “Interventions”
covers any treatment which can affect an individual’s health, e.g. medical
devices, behavioural treatments, dietary interventions, etc.
For more details, see:
http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/publishing-and-editorial-
issues/clinical-trial-registration.html
1. Project Aims and Objectives:
2. Research Methodology:
3. Organisational Agreement (If applicable):
4. Approaching Individuals (If applicable):
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5. How will you ensure ‘informed consent’ is gained from anyone involved in the research?
6. How will you approach General Data Protection Regulation issues during your research?
7. Does this project require that the researcher applies for a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS)
check?
If you have answered YES above, please cite the code and either include it as an appendix to this
application or provide details below about where it can be consulted electronically.
8. What other ethical issues should you consider when conducting this research and how will
potential ethical risk/harm be avoided?
9. Does the project involve human subjects (e.g. as volunteers or to take part in
interviews/questionnaires) and/or animals and/or human tissue and/or animal tissue?
If YES, please give details:
PART B – Application Form for Ethics Approval for Taught Programmes
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Student’s Full Name:
Title of Research and Project
Focus:
Supervisor’s Name:
Data application received by
supervisor:
Please send copy of form to student to include in their
Ethics Approval Granted
dissertation
If rejected please consult with student as to the
Ethics Approval Rejected
required changes
If supervisor has queries or concerns in relation to this
application, please fill in Part C below and forward to
Ethics Approval Referred
the School Ethical Approval Panel for Taught
Programmes
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PART C – To be completed by Supervisor
To be completed by the supervisor if significant ethical issues are identified, with an
indication of the key issues and areas for approval, and forwarded, to the Research
Centres Support Team (
[email protected]). The application will then go
through the formal ethics approval process.
Title of Research and Project
Focus:
Supervisor’s Name:
Please provide a brief description of the key issues and areas within this application that you would
like the Ethics Approval for Taught Programmes to consider:
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