Research ethics policies, procedures and guidance

UWE Bristol Handbook of Research Ethics

UWE Bristol Handbook of Research Ethics (PDF)

These procedures apply to all staff (including Emeritus or visiting researchers) and students conducting or contributing to research which take place within the University or on projects managed by the University. They also apply to individuals who are not members of the University but who are engaged in such research activities involving University premises, facilities, students, or staff. UWE Bristol staff collaborating with, or on secondment to, other institutions should have a favourable ethical opinion from UWE Bristol or another appropriately constituted Research Ethics Committee (REC) (which would need to be ratified by UWE Bristol).

GDPR, consent and participant information

• Data Protection Standard for Research (PDF) - incorporating GDPR (staff login required).

Consent and GDPR templates

For staff and postgraduate research (PGR) students:

• Consent forms (DOC)
• Participant information sheets (DOC)
• Privacy notices (DOC)

For undergraduate and postgraduate taught (Masters) students:

• Data Protection guidance for UWE Bristol students (PDF)
• Consent forms (DOC)
• Student research participant Information sheets (DOC)
• Personal data that UWE Bristol students process (DOC)
• Privacy notice template and guidance for student research (DOC)

UWE Bristol internal resources for researchers

• Code of Good Research Conduct
• Information Security Toolkit
• Human tissue research and teaching
• Lone working (requires staff login)
• Qualtrics; see guidance on Online forms and survey tools (requires staff login)
• Research data management
• Research data security
• Research governance
• Research misconduct
• Risk assessment (requires staff login)
• Safeguarding - stay safe on- and off-campus
• Social media research (PDF)
• Travelling on University business (requires staff login)
• Use of animals in research

For further information, please refer to the UWE Bristol Handbook of Research Ethics.

Useful resources

• Association of Internet Researchers
  Ethics guides produced by AoIR, an academic association committed to ensuring that research on and about the internet is conducted in an ethical manner.
• DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service)
  This service helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children.
• ESRC Framework for Research Ethics
• NHS Health Research Authority (HRA)
• UK Data Archive
  The UK's largest collection of social and economic data (acquisition, curation and access provider).