COVID-19: Human participant research and research ethics
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important information.
Guidance for staff and students on the use of research tools during
COVID-19.
UWE Bristol is committed to promoting high ethical standards in the conduct of research undertaken by its staff and students.
Templates and guidance on privacy notices, participant information sheet and consent forms are now available, together with guidance on research.
All research involving human participants and/or human tissues requires ethical approval by the University's Research Ethics Sub-Committee (RESC), formerly UREC, or one of its Faculty Research Ethics Committees (FRECs).
- Why you need ethical approvalWhy ethical approval must be obtained for all research involving human participants and/or human tissue.
- Applying for ethical approvalThe University's ethics application process for students and staff, approval pathways, and forms.
- Policies, procedures, guidancePolicies, procedures and guidance for research ethical approval, including research with human tissue.
- Health and Social Care research Applications for approval by the HRA - projects conducted in the NHS, HMPPS, and Social Care research.
- Frequently asked questions Answers to popular questions about research ethics applications, including student research and NHS research.
- ContactsContact information for the Research Ethics Admin Team, RESC and the FRECs.