Research Ethics and Research Conduct Karen Moorehead Human Research Ethics Officer Office for Research Photo: Australian HES 11/11/09 Office for Research

Ethics Animal Research or Human Research Integrity Responsible Conduct of Research Ownership Intellectual Property Copyright

Research Ethics Animal EthicsNHMRC Code of Practice  The Australian code of practice for the care and use of animals.  Encompasses use for scientific purposes in medicine, biology, agriculture, veterinary and other animal sciences, industry and teaching. Rats/news/0/image.jpg

The Code emphasises the responsibilities of investigators, teachers and institutions using animals to: Justified Used WelfareReplacementMinimiseAvoid Pain NHMRC Code:

National Statement on ethical conduct in Human Research (2007) Office for Research Authority and scope Content and role in ethical review Principles - Research integrity, Respect for persons, Beneficence and Justice Specific content – Research involving Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people, Research conducted overseas, Young people, Research in the workplace, Mental impairment, Illegal activity, Data banking, and more

What is Human Research Ethics? Types of Research  Interviews  Surveys  Focus Groups  Observations  Chat rooms  Testing  Identified personal information not on the public record. Human research is conducted with or about people, or their data or their tissue. Persons Born Overseas (Percent) * Census Year 2001 Local Government Area ASGC Version pe_id=2 Office for Research

Who is responsible for Human Research? Government  Compliance part of funding agreements (NHMRC, ARC, NIH).  Access to populations (Police, Education) Institution  Risk Exposure – Insurance  Reputation – Goodwill and Standing  Public Support and Participants Researcher  Conditions of employment  Supervisory role Journals  Request ethic approval certificates. Funding Body Institution Researcher Journal Office for Research

Research Ethics Practical Ethics  Researchers should engage with ethics  See the process as a continuing dialogue until the research is completed  Not form filling – someone else’s problem  Attempt to improve design and quality of the research  See also Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (2007) Design Quality Conduct rologue_Hammurabi_Code_Louvre_AO jpg Office for Research

Research Integrity Merit Genuine Search for Knowledge Based on Previous Studies Aware of Conflict of Interest Researcher Expertise Office for Research

Applying for Ethics Full Review More than low risk Expedited Review 2 Low Risk Expedited Review 1 Negligible Risk Office for Research

How to Apply Office for Research Portal Research My Ethics New Application Submit Online

Griffith University Human Research Ethics Griffith University Research Ethics Manual Research Ethics Advisors Multi-site research Course clearances Variation mechanism Office for Research

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Steps to Success Application Ethics Manual REA / RHD Advisor Supervisor Office for Research

Responsible Conduct of Research  Management of Research Data and Primary Materials  Research trainees  Publication and dissemination  Authorship  Peer review  Collaboration  Conflicts of Interest Office for Research

Authorship Requirements Authorship must be based on substantial contributions in a combination of one or more of:  conception and design of the research project  analysis and interpretation of research data  drafting or making significant parts of the creative or scholarly work or critically revising it so as to contribute significantly Office for Research

Misconduct  fabrication of results  falsification or misrepresentation of results  plagiarism  misleading ascription of authorship  failure to declare and manage serious conflicts of interest Office for Research

Intellectual PropertyCopyright  See Intellectual Property Policy at GU Policy Library.  Students (in general) – see section 7.0 own all IP and copyrights unless of course! Office for Research

Contacts Systems Support Officer Ms Julia Newmanx Human Ethics Officer Mrs Karen Moorehead x Policy Officer Mr Chris Rose’Meyer x Animal Ethics Officer Dr David Rounsevell x Office for Research