Department of Anthropology
FORM FOR ETHICAL APPROVAL OF STUDENT RESEARCH
PROJECTS
Please complete the questions below and hand the form to the relevant Course
Tutor/Supervisor
NAME …..……………………………………………………………………………
DEGREE COURSE ..………………………………………………………………
YEAR OF STUDY ..………….……………………………………………………..
SPECIFIC COURSE FOR WHICH PROJECT IS UNDERTAKEN
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TITLE OF PROJECT AND DETAILS OF IT (please give as much details about
your fieldwork as possible, for example, what will the project involve, whom you
will be interviewing and how you will recruit the interviewees, where will it be based,
etc)
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Have you read the ASA Ethical Guidelines? http://www.theasa.org/ethics.shtml
YES / NO
How will you ensure that you abide by them?
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Have you read the UCL Research Ethics Committee guidelines?
http://www.grad.ucl.ac.uk/ethics/
YES / NO
(a) Does my project fall into an exemption category (if yes, please copy and paste
the relevant category from (http://ethics.grad.ucl.ac.uk/exemptions.php)? YES / NO
Copy and paste the exemption category here (if applicable):
If not, have you been granted the approval of the UCL Ethics Committee?
(b) My project has received ethical approval from UCL’s Ethics Committee
YES / NO / NA
If your project involves human subjects will it deal with any vulnerable groups or
individuals such as children, prisoners, mental patients or other groups that would be
considered at risk?
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Please give a brief description of the methods you intend to use
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Are you aware of the national Data Protection Act and UCL’s Data Protection policy?
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/finance/legal_services/data_protection/index.php
YES / NO
Have you informed UCL’s Data Protection Officer? YES / NO
If so, please provide DP reference number ..................................................…..
How will you ensure that any information you record does not enable participants to
be identified?
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How will you ensure that your research does not place participants at any risk of
criminal or civil liability or damage their financial standing, employability or
reputation?
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I confirm that these details are correct and that I will report any changes in the
project to the relevant Tutor.
Signed ……………………………………………… Date ………………..........…
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Project Approved by Course Tutor / Supervisor
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Project Approved by Departmental Ethics Committee
Signed…………………………………………………………… Date……………..