This section includes the HERC application form, guidelines and other useful documents. The HERC form was last updated Sept 2022 to include the change in phrasing for compliance with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. Document HERC Ethics Form 2022 (53.57 KB / DOCX) Document HERC Guidelines (687.18 KB / PDF) Document Example Participant Information and Consent Sheet (15.11 KB / DOCX) Document Example Consent Form (13.78 KB / DOCX) Document HERC Research Ethics Workshop (771.82 KB / PDF) Association of Internet Researchers guidelines: aoir.org/ethics/Ethics Committees flowchartThe flowchart provides an overview of some of the key ethics committees in relation to different types of research projects. However, each research project is unique and if you have a complex project or are unsure which ethics committees you need to submit an application to, please speak to the Committee. Document Ethics committees flowchart (2021) (94.53 KB / PDF) Data Protection, Privacy, ResearchData protection - personal data processed by studentsPrivacy notice for research participantsData Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA) for student projects. Please note that the HERC form includes these questions, a separate form is not needed. This article was published on 2024-09-02
