Research Ethics Workshops

Suzanne McMurphy, the Research Ethics Board Chair, is leading a series of 10 workshops in collaboration with the Faculty of Education and other experts. These workshops cover various aspects of research ethics, from practical application in designs to writing application sections. The main goals include enhancing research ethics education and facilitating better communication between researchers and the board during ethics review. Each 2-hour workshop includes 1 hour of toppic discussion, referencing relevant guidelines, and another hour for open consultation with researchers, welcoming community partners as well. 

The following sessions will be offered in-person from 3-5pm in room 1101, Leonard and Dorothy Neal Education Building. 

• Session 1 - Conducting Research on Your Courses (Friday, January 26)
• Session 2 - Research Ethics Principles: Foundations for Project Design (Thursday, February 1)
• Session 3 - Writing Rationales and Protocoles (Friday, February 2)
• Session 4 - Recruitment Pathways and Strategies (Thursday, February 8)
• Session 5 - Risks, Mitigation Strategies and Benefits (Friday, February 9)
• Session 6 - Consent Processes, Information and Content, Consent Modifications, such as Deception, and Consent Forms (Thursday, February 15)
• Session 7 - Privacy and Confidentiality, Online Data Collection, and Social Media (Friday, February 16)
• Session 8 - Data Management, Data Sharing, and Secondary Use (Thursday, February 29)
  
• Session 9 - Indigenous Research, Community-Based Research, and Additional Population Considerations (Thursday, March 7)
• Session 10 - Biological Elements, Research Safety, Animal Care, and Research Ethics Board Overlap (Friday, March 8)

For more information on these workshops, please visit the Research Ethics Board website!