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Research Governance Overview Jane Prewett jane.prewett@warwick.ac.uk

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.

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Research Governance Overview Jane Prewett jane.prewett@warwick.ac.uk

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  1. 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

  2. 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)

  3. 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

  4. Websites • Research Support Services 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/

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

  6. 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

  7. 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 animalsinvolving 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)

  8. 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

  9. 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

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