Ethics Flow Chart
PDF (25Kb)
JPG (390Kb)

Faculty Protocol Cover Sheet

FEC Cover sheet [pdf 116kb]
FEC Cover Sheet [Word 375kb]
FEC Cover Sheet [RTF 3625kb]

Note that all materials that will be given to potential participants (such as recruitment letters, information sheets, consent forms and debriefing sheets) must appear on University headed notepaper and must not include applicants' non-University email addresses or mobile phone numbers (see under 'Frequently Asked Questions' for more on this).

There are two Sample Consent forms, one for standard submissions and one for submissions where vulnerable groups are involved

Sample Consent Form - Standard
PDF (75Kb)
DOC (320Kb) RTF (1.75Mb)

Sample Consent Form - Vulnerable Groups
PDF (70Kb)
DOC (320Kb) RTF (1.75Mb)

Guidelines to Submission
PDF (120Kb)
DOC (340Kb) 

Code on Good Research Practice
PDF (48Kb)
DOC (52Kb) RTF (47Kb)

Guidance notes for students undertaking data collection at private addresses or insecure locations

Code on Safe Research Practice
PDF (30Kb)
DOC (30Kb) RTF (20Kb)

Ethics and Ethical Practice (M45 lecture) PDF (155Kb)

Research Ethics Framework (ESRC) PDF (356Kb)

Insurance guidelines
PDF (80Kb)
DOC (350Kb)