Research ethics policies, codes of conduct and guidelines
All applicants should be familiar with University policy relating to research ethics, as well as any other area studies or discipline-specific research ethics guidance relevant to their research.
UK Research Integrity Office (UKRIO) Code of Practice for Research.
Universities UK (UUK) Concordat to Support Research Integrity.
University of Edinburgh Ethics Policy
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS) has developed the College Research Ethics Framework (CREF).
Researchers may also find the UKRIO’s Checklist for Researchers useful.
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Edinburgh Research Office (ERO), list of Key Funder Policies.
American Historical Association (AHA), Statement on Standards of Professional Conduct (2019).
Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR), Internet Research: Ethical Guidelines 3.0 (2019).
Association of Social Anthropologists of the UK and the Commonwealth (ASA), Ethical Guidelines for Good Practice Research (2011).
British Educational Research Association (BERA), Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research, Fourth Edition, (2018).
British Sociological Association (BSA), Statement of Ethical Practice (2017).
International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), FIAF Code of Ethics (2008).
Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA), Statement of Research Ethics Guidelines (2012).
Oral History Society (OHS), Is Your Oral History Legal and Ethical? (2019).
Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI), Ethical Policy (undated).
Royal Historical Society (RHS), Statement on Ethics (2020).
Social Research Association (SRA), Ethical Guidelines (2003).
The Joint Organisation for Associations of Finnish Artist, Ethical guidelines for the art and culture sector (2022).
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