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University of Warwick

Department of Economics

Application for Ethical Scrutiny and Approval of Student-Led Research

Name of Student

Name of Supervisor

Title of Proposed Research

Participants

Please list all participants in the research.Specify any participants who may be vulnerable (children, very old, learning difficulties, disabled etc).Give the ages of children and young people where appropriate.

Privacy and Confidentiality of Participants

How will you ensure that participants’confidentiality and anonymity are assured? Please identify risks associated with the physical protection of you data records and the unintentional revelation of identities when small samples or clusters are analysed, and explain how you will address them.

Informed Consentof Participants

Will prior informed consent be obtained from participants (or those responsible for them):

Yes
No

Explain how you will obtain prior informed consent. If you will not obtain it, give the reason.

Will participants be clearly informed of your status as a student?

Yes
No

Well Being of Participants

What are the possible risks to participants’ safety and well-being in the present and future: for example:stress, violation of religious or cultural values, loss of self esteem, psychological or physical harm? What steps will you take to address these risks?

Competence of the Researcher

Please provide details of the methodologies you will use to gather data (e.g. questionnaire, interview, controlled or field experiment, passive observation, participant observation) and to analyse the data (e.g. statistical or econometric analysis or qualitative data analysis). What is the level of your training and qualification in the specific techniques you intend to use?

Managing Ethical Dilemmas

Even well planned research can produce unexpected ethical dilemmas. Whom will you consult to help resolve any ethical dilemmas that may arise in your research?

Uses and Misuse of Research

What are the intended uses of your research and evidence after dissemination? Please list all the intended routes of dissemination (e.g. publication on a website or in a journal). Can you identify any risks of the misuse of your research or evidence by others? If so, how do you propose to address them?

Other Issues?

If any ethical issues are not covered above, please identify them and explain how you will address them.

Compliance with University Policies and Procedures

We confirm that we have read the following documents and that the proposal complies with the policies and procedures of the University of Warwick:

The University of Warwick Research Code of Conduct

The University of Warwick Statement on the Ethical Conduct of Research

The Humanities and Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee (HSSREC) Guidelines for the approval of Non-NHS Research Studies.

Signed

Research Student: / Date:
Supervisor / Date:

For the Economics Research Ethics Panel:

Approved: / Date: