You have been screened – A Human Research Ethics commentary
This discussion sheet is about the ethical reflections associated with the screening of a potential participant pool and the exclusion of some individuals.
Research ethics review
Human research ethics and risk, the role of research ethics committees – A Human Research Ethics talk
This is a recording of a Victoria Ethics Network session facilitated by Prof. Nik Zeps, a senior consultant of AHRECS. He is speaking about the role of HRECs with regard to risks, benefits and their weighing. A very handy one hour ten minute talk by an experienced practitioner, who has both served on the committee that drafted the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research and has served/chaired numerous research ethics committees.
Making Human Research Ethics professional development fun – A Human Research Ethics discussion activity
We won’t say a lot of human research ethics is unimaginative and boring (but it really is) this activity explores engaging alternatives.
Responding to criticisms of precedent – A Human Research Ethics commentary
This sheet reflects upon a criticism that a research ethics committee has approved the same (or similar) research previously elsewhere
Recruitment and risk – A Human Research Ethics discussion activity
Sometimes, recruitment strategies can be a source of risks to participants, perhaps they even know about the research. This discussion activity prompts workshop participants to reflect on the issues and their own research.
Principles of Māori & Indigenous research ethics (An annotated bibliography by Dr Lily George) – A Human Research Ethics resource
AHRECS has been engaged by a New Zealand university to work on a number of projects, including drafting a New Zealand equivalent to the popular Griffith University Research Ethics Manual (GUREM) – https://www.griffith.edu.au/research/research-services/research-ethics-integrity/human/gurem. To inform our work, AHRECS commissioned Dr Lily George to produce a bibliography around the topics of Māori & Indigenous research ethics. …
Vulnerability, research ethics review and the review of s4 of the National Statement – A Human Research Ethics talk by Gary Allen and Mandy Downing
How we approach vulnerability can empower and respect individuals or compound their isolation and discrimination they face. In this 11 minute talk by Dr Gary Allen and spoken by Mandy Downing. This talk was sponsored by QUT as part of its HREC professional development and the Committe’s active engagement with the National Statement.
Template HREC documents: Agenda – A Human Research Ethics resource
A template for a research ethics committee’s agenda. The first of our template documents for committees. Available to subscribers as a downloadable Word file.