Research Ethics at Leeds

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MAJOR PHOENIX UPDATE! There is a new version of the Phoenix Research Ethics application form available. If you are in mid-review, please do not press the 'Update' button until you have been granted approval.

RESEARCH ETHICS IS CHANGING!

From Monday, 25th November 2024, Phoenix, the online research ethics application system, will be rolled out to the School of Dentistry.
PAPER-BASED APPLICATIONS WILL NO LONGER be accepted.

Important information for users of Phoenix

If you cannot locate your Academic Supervisor/Research Team Members name when beginning an application, it means that particular individual has not yet logged into the Phoenix system.

Please ask them to log into Phoenix, using the link 'First time login to Phoenix' (once they have done this, you will be able to locate their name in the search function.)

First time login to Phoenix

Any problems, please email ResearchEthics@leeds.ac.uk

Upcoming Events

Phoenix is being rolled out across the University according to the timetable below. (Paper-based applications are no longer be accepted.)

From Monday, 25th November 2024 - School of Dentistry

Faculties currently using Phoenix:

BESS+ FREC (Business, Environment, Social Sciences); AHC FREC (Arts, Humanities & Cultures); EPS FREC (Engineering & Physical Sciences); FBS REC (Biological Sciences); FMH REC which includes the School of Medicine, School of Healthcare and the School of Psychology.

Paper-based applications are not accepted in any of the above mentioned faculties using Phoenix.

IMPORTANT

You must have ethical approval for your research project from a recognised research ethics committee prior to any research activity starting.

Accessing Phoenix

How to apply for research ethics approval

This section explains how to apply for research ethics approval.

You can also access the University's online research ethics application system Phoenix here.

How to amend an approved research ethics application

This section contains information on how to apply for an amendment of an approved research ethics application

Policies, Protocols and Guidance

This section contains the University Research Ethics Policies and Protocols you will need to be familiar with when applying for ethical approval.

Information about Faculty Research Ethics Committees

This section contains information relating to the 5 Faculty Research Ethics Committees:
Arts, Humanities and Cultures (AHC)
Biological Sciences (FBS)
Business, Environment, Social Sciences (BESS+)
Engineering and Physical Sciences (EPS)
Medicine and Health (FMH)

Downloads

This section contains template forms and documents available to download

Health and Safety

This section is for help in locating the correct risk assessments you may need to have in place before starting your research project.

The importance of research ethics reviews

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all researchers and research organisations it supports have rigorously considered any ethics implications arising from the research design, methodology, conduct, dissemination, and the archiving, future use, sharing and linkage of the data produced. It has a thorough ethical review procedure, in line with the University's Research Ethics Policy, which all researchers should follow

Research conducted to high ethical standards supports both the academic freedom of researchers and the reputation of the University as a centre for world-class research. Careful reflection and planning in relation to research ethics should not only benefit participants but should also enhance the overall quality of the research.

The University publishes an Annual Statement on Research Integrity.

The Statement for the previous session is available below:
2021-22

Other useful information about research ethics

This section contains information relating to research ethics which you may find helpful.