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EA2 Ethical Approval Form: Human Research Projects
This form must be completed for each piece of research activity whether conducted by academic staff, research staff, graduate students or undergraduates. Please complete all sections. If a section is not applicable, write N/A.
1 Name of Applicant
	Department:	Email: Phone
2 Position in the University (indicate)	(replace this with your own content) Teaching Staff Research Staff Administrative Staff Other (details):- Undergraduate Student Postgraduate taught Student Research Student
3 Role in relation to this research (indicate)	(replace this with your own content) Student supervised by Business School Staff Self supervised member of Staff Other (details):-
4 Brief statement of main Research Question	(replace this with your own content) · Aims of the research and scientific background of the research · The research question
5 Brief Description of Project (Please indicate the period you require ethical approval using the start and finish dates)	(replace this with your own content) · Study design · Participants – who (inclusion and exclusion criteria), how many, how potential participants are identified and recruited · Potentially vulnerable groups · Methods of data collection · Methods of data analysis · Data management Plan
	Approximate Start Date: / / Next Review Date: / /	Approximate End Date: / /
6 Name of Principal Investigator or Supervisor (Only if relevant - this applies to a project with multiple researchers)	Email address Telephone:
7 Names of other researchers or student investigators involved (Use this section for group coverage e.g. a class engaged in teaching/ learning involving primary research)	1. 2. 3. 4.

8 Statement of the ethical issues involved and how they are to be addressed. This section should be completed so that a dispassionate party can judge whether consideration of ethical issues has been undertaken reasonably thoroughly.

(replace this with your own content. In your risk assessment you should address the ethical issues suggested below, point by point:) 1. To what extent is participation in your research “voluntary”? 2. Do you have informed consent? Are the participants capable of giving consent? Are any of the participants under the age of 18? Is there any deception or coercion? 3. Is there any risk of your participants being harmed psychologically (inc. taking offence or being embarrassed) or physically? What risk of any harm becoming dangerous/ permanent etc? How have the likelihood and the harm been minimised? Will the College face potential embarrassment/ complaint? 4. Can participants withdraw their consent at any stage? Explain 5. Will you need to debrief participants? Explain 6. How is the anonymity of the participants maintained? Explain 7. How will you maintain confidentiality? 8. How will information/data be stored during, and will it be destroyed after, the project is completed? Do you need a data management plan? 9. Have you informed fully/ discussed these ethical issues with your supervisor/ those signing off the EA2? 10. What are the personal risks (to you) in the undertaking of this project?

Ethical Approval From Other Bodies

9 Does this research require the approval of an external body? e.g. NHS	Yes No If “Yes”, please state which body:-
10 Has ethical approval already been obtained from that body?	Yes No If “No”, please state why not:- Please append documentary evidence to this form. Please note that any such approvals must be obtained and documented before the project begins.

Only complete this form once a robust consideration of the ethical issues has been undertaken. The form is designed for approval or referral only.

Approval requires 3 signatures for supervisees or two signatures for self-supervised staff.

Approval: For completion by the applicant: with supervision

Having reviewed the ethical implications of this research, I certify that there are no issues requiring Ethical consideration from the Business School Research Ethics Committee. I certify that the research will be carried out in compliance with the University’s ethical guidelines for research, on humans, with Health and Safety regulations, and with all other relevant University policies and procedures. If there are any changes to the research requiring ethical clearance, I shall gain approval for my updated EA2 before continuing with the research. I have given my supervisor a full picture of the procedure I have followed so far and/or am committed to follow by signing this form.

I certify that I have read the University’s ETHICAL PRINCIPLES FOR CONDUCTING RESEARCH WITH HUMANS AND OTHER ANIMALS.

_____________________________________ ________________________________ ______/_______/______

PRINT NAME Applicant Signature Date

Approval: For completion by the applicant’s supervisor (member of academic staff) (If self-supervised, sign HERE)

I have considered the request for ethical approval. The risks in the research project are those that one might reasonably expect to encounter, and have been considered appropriately.

_____________________________________ ________________________________ _______/_______/______

PRINT NAME Signature Date

Approval: For completion by a member of academic staff who is not directly related to the conduct of the applicant’s project

I have considered the request for ethical approval. The risks in the research project are those that one might reasonably expect to encounter, and have been considered appropriately.

_____________________________________ ________________________________ _______/_______/______

PRINT NAME Signature Date

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REFERRAL: For completion by the applicant’s supervisor (member of academic staff) IF THE ETHICAL ISSUES ARE TOO COMPLEX TO APPROVE WITHOUT WIDER CONSULTATION

I have considered the request for ethical approval. I am UNABLE to grant request for ethical approval. There are issues involved in the research project that one might reasonably expect to occur that require broader consideration.

_____________________________________ ________________________________ _______/_______/______

PRINT NAME Signature Date

Please contact the officer of the Business School Research Ethics Committee

Approval: For completion by the BSREC

The committee has considered the request for ethical approval and is sure that the research team has considered the risks involved in the research project as one might reasonably expect.

_____________________________________ ________________________________ _______/_______/______

PRINT NAME Signature of Representative Date

BSREC (or nominee)

Supervisor’s Role:

Supervisor should, if requested, provide guidance on how to undertake the research and the concomitant risks;

They should provide guidance on completing the EAF;

Make clear which other members of staff considered the EAF;

Make a clear recommendation (Approval to proceed or Referral to the UREC/BSREC).

A referral requires the supervisor to provide some guidance as to the nature of the complexity inherent in the application and why further consideration is deemed necessary.

Approval is granted on the basis of complete disclosure. Responsibility for the conduct of the research rests with the applicant. The EAF is a means of shielding the applicant and the supervisor from the accusation of improper conduct.

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