Ethics forms and guidelines

Ethics Forms (Applicants)

(UG, MA and MSc students, please refer to the relevant ethics pages for UG, MA and MSc level students).

To make an Ethics Application you will need to complete the following:

• Ethics Application Form
• Participant Consent Form
• Organisational Consent Form
• Health and Safety Risk Assessment for Ethics Applications
• Guidance for the Ethics Risk Assessment
• Health and Safety Compliance Declaration for Ethics Applications
• Ethics Overseas Background Information Form
• Data Privacy Notice for Research Participants
• Research Participant Information Sheet for Indirectly Collected or Re-Used Personal Data

Ethics Application Section 1 and 6 - Collaboration and Data Protection: for collaborative projects where Roehampton is not the lead/ projects approved elsewhere. If using another institutions ethics application documents (rather than needing to complete the Roehampton application form) please also complete this document.

Ethics Application Conditions and Response Sheet: the Ethics Application Conditions and Response Sheet should be used for sending conditions to an applicant; applicants should complete this as well as amending their documentation when addressing the conditions.

Amendment Form. If your project requires minor changes after it has received ethics approval then you will need to compete the Ethics Minor Amendment Form to notify the University of your changes (if there are substantial changes, a new application may be required).

Ethics Form (Internal form for School/Faculty Use)

To process an Ethics Application Schools/Faculties must complete the following Ethics Approval Form and send this to the Research Ethics and Governance Officer:

• Ethics Approval Form

Guidelines and Further Information

• Ethics Guidelines
• Data Protection Guidance for Researchers
• Data Protection Impact Assessment (Template and Guidelines)
• Assessment Process Flowchart
• Animal Experimentation: Guide to Research and Ethics
• Code of Good Research Practice and Research Integrity
• Guidance for the Ethics Risk Assessment
• Guidance on the Use of Social Media Platforms in Research Projects - Ethics Applications
• Records Retention Schedule