External Guidelines and Resources

Legislative Requirements

External Guidelines

Guidelines from government bodies, professional associations, research councils and other organizations

General Research Ethics Guidelines

1. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

- UKRI Research Integrity

2. Social Research Association (SRA)

- Research Ethics Guidance

3. UK Research Integrity Office

- Code of Practice for Research: Promoting Good Practice and Preventing Misconduct

4. Universities UK

- The Concordat to Support Research Integrity

5. The Council for Industry and Higher Education

- Ethics Matters: Managing Ethical Issues in Higher Education

6. Office for Disability Issues, HM Government

- Involving Disabled People in Social Research

Specific Research Areas

A. Arts and Humanities

1. British Academy

- British Academy Ethics

2. Oral History Society of the UK

- Oral History Society of the UK Ethical Guidelines

B. Social Sciences

1. Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

- ESRC Framework for Research Ethics

2. British Psychological Society (BPS)

- British Psychological Society Standards and Guidelines

3. British Sociological Association (BSA)

- BSA Statement of Ethical Practice

4. Association of Social Anthropologists of the UK and Commonwealth (ASA)

- Ethical Guidelines for Good Research Practice

5. Political Studies Association

- Guidelines for Good Professional Conduct

6. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

- Research Ethics and New Forms of Data for Social and Economic Research

7. Social Policy Association

- Social Policy Guidelines on Research Ethics

C. Biological Sciences

1. Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

- NERC Ethics and Governance

2. Royal Society of Biology (RSB)

- RSB Code of Conduct and Ethics

D. Medical Sciences

1. Medical Research Council (MRC)

- MRC Ethics Series

2. British Medical Association (BMA)

- BMA Ethics Guidelines

3. Health Research Authority

- HRA Approval

- HRA Good Clinical Practice

- UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research

4. Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB)

- Children and Clinical Research: Ethical Issues

- Dementia: Ethical Issues

E. Engineering and Technology

1. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

- EPSRC Framework for Responsible Innovation

2. Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

- IET Professional Ethics

F. Business and Management

1. Academy of Management

- AOM Code of Ethics

2. Market Research Society (MRS)

- Code of Conduct

G. Education

1. British Educational Research Association (BERA)

- BERA Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research

2. Ethical Research Involving Children

- Ethical Guidance

3. National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)

- Research with children: ethics, safety and promoting inclusion

4. National Children’s Bureau

- Guidelines for Research with Children and Young People

H. General Data Management

1. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

- UKRI Data Protection Policy

2. Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)

- Guidance on Data Protection and Research: ICO Guidance for Researchers

3. UK Data Service

- Research Data Management

Training Events and Self-learning Kits

1. Online Ethics Training Platforms

- Epigeum Research Integrity Program

2. UK Research and Innovation

- Events

3. Medical Research Council

- MRC Regulatory Support Centre Learning Management System

4. Personal and Professional Development (PPD), University of Cambridge

- Research Governance Training

Legislative Requirements