Policies and guidelines

In carrying out this review process, the PREC are informed by numerous ethical policies and guidelines. All applicants should familiarise themselves with University policy and the relevant BPS documents at a minimum.

University of Edinburgh College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science (CAHSS)

CAHSS Research Ethics Framework + Other Policies and Advice

The British Psychological Society (BPS)

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  BPS Code of Ethics and Conduct (177.54 KB / PDF)

• Document

  BPS Code of Human Research Ethics (592.29 KB / PDF)

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  BPS Guidelines for Conducting Research on the Internet (112 KB / PDF)

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  BPS Guidelines for Conducting Psychological Research within the NHS (146.54 KB / PDF)

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  BPS Guidelines for Conducting Research with People not having the Capacity to Consent (468.75 KB / PDF)

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  BPS Discussion Paper on Ethics in Cognitive Neuroscience Research (138.08 KB / PDF)

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  Ethical Publishing Principles: Authorship, Duplicate Publication, Plagiarism, Reporting Accuracy, and the Role of Reviewers (96.36 KB / PDF)

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

Framework for Research Ethics

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)/Medical Research Council (MRC)

Good research practice

British Academy

The British Academy Code of Practice

Social Research Association (SRA)

SRA's Code of Practice for the Safety of Social Researchers

American Psychological Association (APA)

APA Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct

Guidelines for researchers using the Volunteer Panel

Guidelines for researchers using the Volunteer Panel

Records Management

University's compliance with information legislation and the implementation of records management best practice