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Ethical Conduct in Research
Ethics is not merely a matter of minimal compliance with concordats, policies, procedures and codes of practice. Proper ethical research demands that ethics considerations should be in the forefront of our thinking and routinely inform all that we do.
Although each discipline has its own ethical traditions, there are generic ethical principles that apply to all disciplines. The University’s core principles for ethical research are:
research should aim to maximise benefit for individuals and society and minimise risk and harm.
the rights and dignity of individuals and groups should be respected.
wherever possible, participation should be voluntary and appropriately informed.
research should be conducted with integrity and transparency.
lines of responsibility and accountability should be clearly defined.
independence of research should be maintained and where conflicts of interest cannot be avoided, they should be made explicit.
The University is committed to providing high ethical standards in research and safeguarding the dignity, rights and welfare of all those involved in research and the implementation of its results, as a fundamental part of its principles of research integrity.
All research undertaken at the University that involves human participants (or their tissue or data) and animals; and/or involves the use of generative AI; and/or which may have the potential to affect the environment or cultural objects, requires a form of ethical review.
UEA has 10 Research Ethics Committees (S-RECs) that can review projects undertaken by UEA staff or students. The S-RECs are overseen and report to the University Research Ethics Committee (UREC).
UEA ethics applications are submitted online in Ethics Monitor (UEA login required).