Demystifying Ethics Approvals

About this episode

This episode explores the process of obtaining ethics approvals for research, emphasizing the importance of planning and timely submissions.

Ethics approvals can appear daunting, but they really are not. Ethics is always a 'negotiation on a continuum' and your application for ethics approval is part of that negotiation. Yes, you are likely to get feedback and need to make amendments, so ensure you plan your documentation and timelines accordingly. This episode briefly explores the steps in the process, so that you can start getting yourself ready! Don't leave it to the last minute, because you need this before your data collection!

People in this episode

Host: Dr Craig J Selby

Topics covered

• ethics approvals
• research process
• data collection
• academic negotiation
• documentation planning

Keywords

• ethics
• approvals
• research
• negotiation
• documentation
• timelines
• data collection

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