Research Governance Overview Jane Prewett jane.prewett@warwick.ac.uk Deputy Director and Head of Research Governance, Research Support Services Secretary, Research Governance and Ethics Committee Secretary, Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Body April 2014

Relevant Documents in Packs University Research Code of Practice University Code for the Investigation of Research Misconduct Research Integrity Concordat Non-ASPA AWERB application form UKRIO Code of Practice for Research: Promoting good practice and preventing misconduct (2009) RCUK Policy and Guidelines on Governance of Good Research Conduct (2013)

Research Codes University Research Code of Practice http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/rss/researchgovernance_ethics/research_code_of_practice/ UKRIO Code of Practice for Research: Promoting good practice and preventing misconduct (2009) http://www.ukrio.org/what-we-do/code-of-practice-for-research/ RCUK Policy and Guidelines on Governance of Good Research Conduct (2013) http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/Publications/researchers/Pages/grc.aspx Research Integrity Concordat http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/highereducation/Documents/2012/TheConcordatToSupportResearchIntegrity.pdf

Websites Research Support Services Research Governance & Ethics http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/rss/ Research Governance & Ethics http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/rss/researchgovernance_ethics Research Code of Practice http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/rss/researchgovernance/research_code_of_practice/ Research with Human Participants, Material, Data http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/rss/researchgovernance/research_code_of_practice/humanparticipants_material_data/ Research Ethics Committees http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/rss/researchgovernance/research_code_of_practice/researchethicscommittees/ Student Research http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/rss/researchgovernance/research_code_of_practice/student_research/ Research Misconduct http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/rss/researchgovernance/research_code_of_practice/research_misconduct/

Does your research involve human participants, their tissue or data Does your research involve human participants, their tissue or data? Does your research involve animals?

Research Governance and Ethics Committee (RGEC) http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/rss/researchgovernance/research_code_of_practice/researchethicscommittees/university_res_ethicscommittee/ Reports to/advises Council and Senate on: Policy recommendations Regular monitoring reports Policies regarding any particular funders of research Review/amendment of Codes of Practice for Research Conduct and Research Misconduct Approves or recommends procedures for the approval and monitoring of research activities in academic departments and research ethics sub-committees Receives regular reports from the research ethics sub-committees of their approval and monitoring of research activities A final body of appeal and decision on any research governance, ethics or conduct matter

Research Ethics Committees (RECs) Internal RECs Biomedical and Scientific Research Ethics Committee (BSREC) Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Science (excluding Department of Psychology) Humanities and Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee (HSSREC) Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Psychology Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Body (AWERB) All research using animals involving University staff, students, premises, ASPA and non-ASPA External RECs NHS REC Overseas REC Ministry of Defence Research Ethics Committee (MoDREC) Social Care Research Ethics Committee (SCREC)

Research Misconduct What is Research Misconduct? Try to resolve informally If not go into formal confidential process Formal process has three stages: - Preliminary Investigation - Initial Enquiry Panel - Formal Investigation Outcome may be no finding of RM, training required or disciplinary procedures including for malicious or vexatious claims

Research Integrity Concordat University responded to Consultation Sets out 5 commitments for assuring high standards and integrity in research Researchers, Employers of Researchers, Funders of Research Signatories include: DfEL, HEFCE, NIHR, RCUK, UUK, Wellcome Trust Compliance, or working towards compliance, a condition of HEFCE Grant 2013-14 Confirm in annual assurance statement Russell Group working together