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Research Ethics Approval Form
All students conducting research activity that involves human participants or the use
of data collected from human participants are required to gain ethical approval
before commencing their research. Please answer all relevant questions and note
that your form may be returned if incomplete.
For further support and guidance please see your respective Unit Tutor.
Before completing this form, we advise that you discuss your proposed
research fully with your Unit Tutor. Please complete this form in good time
before your research project is due to commence.
Section 1: Basic Details
Project title:
Student name:
Student ID number:
Programme:
School / College:
Intended research start date:
Intended research end date:
Section 2: Project Summary
Please select all research methods that you plan to use as part of your project (Please tick):
• Interviews:
• Questionnaires: √
• Observations:
• Use of Personal Records:
• Data Analysis:
• Action Research:
• Focus Groups:
• Other (please specify):
Section 3: Participants

Please answer the following questions, giving full details where necessary.
Will your research involve human participants? Who are the participants? Tick all that apply:
Ages 12-16:
Young People aged 17–18:
Adults: √
How will participants be recruited (identified and approached)?
Through interview, researcher will identify and approach to the participants in terms of
completing the research by collecting the information.
Describe the processes you will use to inform participants about what you are doing:
Through email, investigator will inform participants for research or topic. Through it, they
give information about relevant topic.
How will you obtain consent from participants? Will this be written? How will it be made
clear to participants that they may withdraw consent to participate at any time?
Through consent form, researcher will provide adequate data concerning researcher, giving
chances for the topic to consider all option and obtaining voluntary agreement on topic.
Studies involving questionnaires: Will participants be given the option of omitting questions they
do not wish to answer? Please tick:
Yes:
No: √
If No please explain why below and ensure that you cover any ethical issues arising from this

Studies involving observation: Confirm whether participants will be asked for their informed
consent to be observed. Please tick:
Yes: √
No:
Will you debrief participants at the end of their participation (i.e. give them a brief explanation of the
study)? Please tick:
Yes: √
No:
Will participants be given information about the findings of your study? (This could be a brief
summary of your findings in general). Please tick:
Yes: √
No:
Section 4: Data Storage and Security
Confirm that all personal data will be stored and processed in compliance with the Data
Protection Act (1998).
Yes: √
No:
Who will have access to the data and personal information?
The data and personal information will have access by researcher and their superiors.
During the research:
Where will the data be stored?
The data will be stored in laptop during the research.

Will mobile devices such as USB storage and laptops be used?
Yes: √
No:
If yes, please provide further details:
The mobile devices will be utilised for research for the email in relation to providing the
information about the research or topic.
After the research:
Where will the data be stored?
The data will be stored on laptop and USB storage after the research.
How long will the data and records be kept for and in what format?
Data and records be kept for 1 years.
Will data be kept for use by other researchers?
Yes:
No: √
If yes, please provide further details:

Section 5: Ethical Issues
Are there any particular features of your proposed work which may raise ethical concerns? If so,
please outline how you will deal with these:
It is important that you demonstrate your awareness of potential risks that may arise as a result of
your research. Please consider/address all issues that may apply. Ethical concerns may include,
but are not limited to the following:
• Informed consent.
• Potentially vulnerable participants.
• Sensitive topics.
• Risks to participants and/or researchers.
• Confidentiality/anonymity.
• Disclosures/limits to confidentiality. √
Data storage and security, both during and after the research (including transfer, sharing,
encryption, protection).
• Reporting.
• Dissemination and use of your findings.
Section 6: Declaration
I have read, understood and will abide by the institution’s Research and Ethics Policy: Yes: No:
I have discussed the ethical issues relating to my research with my Unit Tutor: Yes: No:
I confirm that to the best of my knowledge:

The above information is correct and that this is a full description of the ethics issues that may
arise in the course of my research.
Name:
Date:
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