Training and Guidance

Please follow this link to the Frequently Asked Questions page to read answers relating to both general ethics questions and system-related questions.

EOS Staff User Guides

Staff Applicant User Guide

Supervisor User Guide

Reviewer and Chair User Guide

Staff Ethics Amendment User Guide

Ethics Lead Troubleshooting Guide

Module Level Approval Process and Guidance

FAQs

EOS Student User Guides

Student Applicant User Guide

Student Ethics Amendment User Guide

FAQs

EOS Videos

We have provided a range of video resources for staff and students to assist with use of the Ethics Online System.

Ethics Introduction

A short video introducing the Ethics webpages and to show how to access the Ethics Online System.

Student Application Guidance

A brief video to support students making an ethics application, to submit module level approval applications, and some contextual information on the review process.

Staff Application Guidance

A video to walk staff through the process of applying for ethical approval for both individual projects and for module level approval, and offer some contextual information on the review process.

Reviewer and Chair Guidance

Guidance for reviewers and chairs on how to access, navigate, add comments, and conduct reviews in the Ethics Online System whilst offering some contextual information about roles and responsibilities.

Postgraduate Research Students are invited to attend the ‘Postgraduate Research Ethics Training’ session. This session is open to all PGR Students regardless of which year of study they may be in. However, for students in their first year, this is a mandatory session that must be completed in your first 12 months, before Annual Progression (Year One), and before data collection or research activity commences. This session is in-person only.

Remaining dates for the 'PGR Ethics Training' sessions are as below: 

Tuesday 10th June, 13:30-15:00, Northumberland Building room 252

If necessary, please join the waiting lists for these events if you are interested in attending as we may be able to expand the capacity.

This training is mapped against the Vitae Development Framework, Domain C and subsection C1 (see page 3 of the handbook, here).

All academic staff must complete the mandatory ethics module on NU People and Finance every three years.

Staff can access this following the below steps:

• Log in to NUPF.
• Click the 'Me' tab.
• Then click the 'Learning' tile.
• A screen is shown where a course name can be typed in to search for it.
• Search for 'Northumbria University: Research Ethics'.
• Click on the item.
• Click 'enroll' to launch the course.

Please note that NUPF is hosted by HR, so any queries should be directed to them.

Please follow this link to the Research calendar on LibCal to browse and register for Ethics and Integrity events. These include Ethics Application sessions, Ethics Reviewer sessions, PGR sessions, and other unique sessions.

Resources from from previous sessions can be found on the 'Previous Ethics Sessions' Intranet page (staff only).

Northumbria University is currently trialling the UK Research Integrity Office’s (UKRIO) new online training, ‘Introduction to Research Integrity’. This offer consists of three modules, covering ‘Introduction to Research Integrity’, ‘Research Integrity in the UK’, and ‘Leading by Example’. These modules aim to outline what the definition of research integrity is and why it matters, the approach to research integrity in the UK, and what it means to lead by example and how to build an environment with a good research integrity culture. The course also provides a resource sheet at the end should you want to complete any further reading after completing the module.

Unfortunately, registrations for this training opportunity closed on Friday 10th May 2024.

For people who previously registered, please follow this link to the training portal to log in to your account. It may look like you are re-registering, but it will have saved your progress and you can resume your training journey.