Documents, Guidance and Resources
QMERC Documents and Guidance
- QMERC Research Ethics Application Form [DOC 122KB]
- QMERC Research Ethics Application Form (DDS-approved version) [DOC 117KB]
- QMERC Participant Information Sheet [DOC 61KB]
- QMERC Participant Information Sheet template (DDS-approved version) [DOC 57KB]
- QMERC Consent Form template [DOC 49KB]
- QMERC Consent Form (DDS-approved version) [DOC 52KB]
- QMERC Terms of Reference [PDF 149KB]
Queen Mary internal policies, procedures and guidance
- Information Security and Data Governance
- Risk Assessment Form: Researchers carrying out fieldwork are also required to complete the form and include it as a supporting document to their application.
- Code of Practice for Research Degree Programmes
- Policy on Research Integrity [PDF 124KB]
- Policy on Research with Human Participants [PDF 86KB]
- Policy and Procedure (SOP 33)on Allegations of Research Misconduct (including Guidance)
NHS studies
- For NHS studies: IRAS application form
- For NHS studies guidance: HRA website
For further information about NHS studies please see the Conducting Research in the NHS section.
Key legislation and regulations
- The Concordat to Support Research Integrity - UK Research Integrity Office (ukrio.org)
- Data Protection Act (2018)
- Human Tissue Act (2004)
- Information Commissioner’s Office: Guide to the GDPR
Professional Association and Research Council guidelines
- Association of American Geographers Statement on Professional Ethics
- Association of Social Anthropologists of the UK and Commonwealth
- British Society of Criminology: Statement of Ethics for Researchers in the Field of Criminology
- British Educational Research Association: Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research
- Oral History Society of the UK Ethical Guidelines
- Academy of Management’s Professional Code of Ethics
- Socio-Legal Studies Association: Statement of Principles of Ethical Research
- British Sociological Association
- The British Psychological Society Policy, Research, and Guidelines
- The British Psychological Society: Ethics Guidelines for Internet-mediated Research
- ESRC National Centre for Research Methods Visual Ethics: Ethical Issues in Visual Research
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- Economic and Social Research Council
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- Medical Research Council
- Government Guidance on online harms
- UK Research Integrity Office – Recommended Checklist for Researchers
Ethics resources on Covid-19
