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14-06-2005

The Centre for Deaf Studies has an Ethics Committee which meets periodically to deal with issues of research and also to examine research proposals.

All proposals for undergraduate (BSc), postgraduate (MSc, MPhil and PhD) is examined by this group. Work should not be carried out or begun without first obtaining approval from the committee. These rules apply also to research projects whether funded internally, or externally and even when there is no funding at all.

The committee does not examine the research validity in the sense of its contribution to the field but simply examines the appropriateness of the conduct of the research and the use of the data. The committee's involvement is not meant to act as an obstacle but to protect and guide new researchers and to support experienced workers.

If you are applying for an externally funded research project, you will need to read the University guidelines and complete the checklist. You will find the details here on the University research site where you will also find the checklist concerning sponsorship.

Research Committee Form
- is the basic internal form to use when describing the research project and in making application to the ethics committee.
Consent form for use in Deaf Studies (word document) - this to be submitted to the ethics committee, where changes are proposed - otherwise to be used with all participants.
Self-assessment form for Data Protection
- You need to be aware of the issues concerning data protection - it is the law!
External Ethics Committee application (pdf)
External Ethics Committee application (word document)
- In the case of many larger scale projects, you will need to seek approval from external bodies. The most developed of these are in the medical field and although this may seem odd to workers in the field of Deaf Studies, it may be necessary to seek approval through this route.

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