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INFORMATION SHEET FOR STUDENTS
REC Reference Number: BDM/12/13-111
THIS INFORMATION SHEET SHOULD REMAIN IN YOUR COURSE
HANDBOOK FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
As part of your [Insert Course] studies you will be asked to participate in practical
experiments which are detailed in the individual course books. These practicals have
been approved by the Biomedical Sciences, Dentistry, Medicine and Natural and
Mathematical Sciences Research Ethics Subcommittee, King’s College London.
For practicals involving human participants, Informed consent is a pre-requisite.
In the experiments listed below you might also be the subject of the experiment
(where a measurement such as blood pressure is made on you).
This course incorporates:
Ethically approved protocol(s): [insert relevant protocol codes]
Ethically approved activities/interventions: [insert relevant activity codes]
These protocols and activities/interventions can be reviewed on the College Research
Ethics Website at the following link [Add link]
Before you decide whether you want to take part, it is important for you to understand
what the practical involves and what will be expected of you as a participant. Please
take time to read the protocols and activities listed above carefully and discuss it with
others if you wish. Ask your lead demonstrator if there is anything that is not clear or
if you would like more information. You should only sign the consent form if you are
happy to take part in these practical sessions. While participation is encouraged in
order to facilitate your practical experience in this course, you are not obliged to take
part and choosing not to take part will not disadvantage you in any way. You must sign
off consent before volunteering to take part in the practical courses, however this can
be signed prior to, and not necessarily on, the day of the practical.
It is up to you to decide whether to take part or not. If you decide to take part you are
still free to withdraw your consent at any time and without giving a reason.
The College is committed to ensuring the health and safety of you as a participant.
This involves the College and the participant taking responsibility for their own safety
and that of their fellow students and staff members.
The College and its staff have the following responsibilities (where appropriate):
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to provide you with a safe working environment
to carry out a risk assessment
to obtain ethical approval
to treat confidentially any information that you provide us concerning your ability
to execute the practical safely
to provide a member of the academic staff to supervise the practical.
to provide prompt assistance in the event of an accident or adverse reaction
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to treat any information relating to you personally as confidential.
to monitor subject’s wellbeing during experiment
to stop the procedure immediately should the subject indicate adverse
symptoms (or request that the experiment be stopped)
to give an adequate explanation of procedure
to ensure appropriate relative positioning of subject
to ensure appropriate hygiene
to respect subject’s modesty and dignity
to conduct assessment of outcome from both subject and experimenter
to list exclusions specific to the particular practical
Your responsibility (where appropriate) is:
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to read and comply with the Health and Safety advice given in section seven of
the [Relevant School]Student Handbook. The information on liquid nitrogen,
fume hoods and microbiological safety cabinets is not relevant to your first year.
to read in advance the practical schedule, particularly the section on health and
safety
to abide by the general safety guidelines listed below, any particular safety
guidelines in the practical schedule and any additional instructions given to you
at the start of the practical
to behave in such a manner that you do not knowingly endanger your health
and safety or that of the other students and staff
to seek clarification on any aspect relating to health and safety that you do not
understand, particularly if you perceive it to be a risk to your safety or the safety
of others.
to accept that if you miss any safety instruction, we are entitled to exclude you
from the practical
to treat as confidential the results of any measurements made on your fellow
students (see below)
to report immediately to the staff any adverse sensations or reactions that you
may experience during the course of an experiment.
If your circumstances have changed such that one of the exclusion criteria for the
practical now applies to you, you should inform the lead demonstrator.
If you have any questions or require more information about these practicals, please
contact the Course Co-ordinator using the following contact details: NAME & FULL
CONTACT DETAILS OF MODULE ORGANISER (BSc and MSc programmes) or
HEAD of YEAR (professional programmes) (n.b. KCL email addresses and
departmental postal addresses are recommended).
If you are harmed you in any way, you can contact King's College London using the
details below for further advice and information: NAME & FULL CONTACT DETAILS
OF RESEARCHER (if staff project)/SUPERVISOR (if student project).’
REMINDER: IF YOU GIVE PRIOR CONSENT TO TAKE PART IN A PRACTICAL THIS
DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE TO TAKE PART ON THE DAY.