The Research Ethics & Governance Toolkit

Do I need ethics approval?

Answer the four questions below and I will show you which of three routes you are on, what to prepare, and what to ask your research office for.

Under a minute
1

What are you actually doing?

Pick the design closest to your project. If two fit, pick the bigger one.

2

Who is involved?

If more than one applies, choose the group that needs the most care.

3

What kind of data are you touching?

This is the question that changes the answer most often.

4

Where are you doing it?

Ethics systems are national. This tells you who to knock on.

Answer all four to continue