Documents, Guidance and Resources
QMERC Documents and Guidance
- QMERC Participant Information Sheet [DOC 58KB]
- QMERC Participant Information Sheet template (DDS-approved version) [DOC 58KB]
- QMERC Consent Form (DDS-approved version) [DOC 52KB]
- QMERC Terms of Reference (November 2023) [PDF 153KB]
QMEthics system 'How to' guidance videos
- How to activate your account (33 seconds)
- How to create an ethics application (30 seconds)
- How to start an application (50 seconds)
- How to upload supporting documents (43 seconds)
- How to send an application to your supervisor / HoD for signatures (62 seconds)
- How to ask the Research Ethics team a question (36 seconds)
Queen Mary internal policies, procedures and guidance
- Information Security and Data Governance
- Risk Assessment Form: Researchers carrying out fieldwork are also required to complete the form and include it as a supporting document to their application.
- Code of Practice for Research Degree Programmes
- Policy 2a: Queen Mary policy on research integrity [PDF 88KB]
- Policy 2b: Queen Mary policy on research with human participants [PDF 136KB]
- Policy 24: Joint policy for research misconduct [PDF 260KB] and related Procedure (SOP 33)
- Additional research-related policies can be found on the Individual Policies page.
NHS studies
- For NHS studies: IRAS application form
- For NHS studies guidance: HRA website
For further information about NHS studies please see the Conducting Research in the NHS section.
Key legislation and regulations
- The Concordat to Support Research Integrity - UK Research Integrity Office (ukrio.org)
- Data Protection Act (2018)
- Human Tissue Act (2004)
- Information Commissioner’s Office: Guide to the GDPR
Professional Association and Research Council guidelines
- Association of American Geographers Statement on Professional Ethics
- Association of Social Anthropologists of the UK and Commonwealth
- British Society of Criminology: Statement of Ethics for Researchers in the Field of Criminology
- British Educational Research Association: Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research
- Oral History Society of the UK Ethical Guidelines
- Academy of Management’s Professional Code of Ethics
- Socio-Legal Studies Association: Statement of Principles of Ethical Research
- British Sociological Association
- The British Psychological Society Policy, Research, and Guidelines
- The British Psychological Society: Ethics Guidelines for Internet-mediated Research
- ESRC National Centre for Research Methods Visual Ethics: Ethical Issues in Visual Research
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- Economic and Social Research Council
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- Medical Research Council
- Government Guidance on online harms
- UK Research Integrity Office – Recommended Checklist for Researchers
