Ethical Approval Form for Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate Students

Version date: 04.12.2018
General University Ethics Panel (GUEP)
Ethical Approval Form for undergraduate and taught postgraduate
students
Before you start: If you are unclear about applying for ethical approval and choosing the correct ethics form
read the guidance and complete the Ethics Checklist. Please also consult your module handbook for discipline
specific advice.
Applicants are encouraged to complete the “Research Integrity Resources” training that is available via
Canvas.
This ethics approval form should be completed in consultation with your supervisor, electronically signed
and submitted in Word format according to the guidance in your discipline handbook at least one month
before the research work is due to start. You should not commence your research until you have been
notified that your project is approved. Ethical issues arising during the project should be discussed with your
supervisor.
SECTION A: Applicant details
A1. Surname of applicant: Click here to enter surname
A2. First name(s): Click here to enter first name(s)
A3. Student ID number: Click here to enter student ID number
A4. Email address of applicant: Click here to enter email address
A5. Faculty affiliation: Click here to select Faculty Division: Click here to select Division
Overseas campus: If applicable click here to enter overseas campus affiliation
A6. Designation: Undergraduate student: ☐ Taught postgraduate ☐
A7. Degree programme: Click here to enter programme Module code: Click here to enter code
A8. Supervisor name: Click here to enter name Supervisor email address: Click here to enter email
A9. Supporting documentation: Please submit all relevant supporting documents with this form and tick
corresponding boxes below. Please use the templates provided on the University website.
Participant info sheets: Yes☐ No☐ Not applicable ☐
Consent forms Yes☐ No☐ Not applicable ☐
Data collection instruments Yes☐ No☐ Not applicable ☐
Interview schedules or topic guides Yes☐ No☐ Not applicable ☐
Participant recruitment materials Yes☐ No☐ Not applicable ☐
Participant Debrief information Yes☐ No☐ Not applicable ☐
External review Yes☐ No☐ Not applicable ☐
Other ☐ Please specify: Click here to enter text
If you have entered “No” provide a brief explanation/justification: Click here to enter text
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SECTION B: Research involving or impacting animals
B1. Does your research project involve animals?
If YES, please also submit an application to the Animal Welfare and Ethical Review
Body (AWERB) (click here). These applications can run in parallel and your research
must not commence until you have approval from both GUEP and AWERB
Yes ☐
No ☒
SECTION C: Research involving NHS, Invasive or Clinical Research
C1. Does the proposed research involve NHS patients, staff or sites or intrusive
interventions, which participants would not encounter in the course of their
everyday life?
If YES, see more information on this page NICR for research that should be reviewed
by our NHS, Invasive or Clinical Research Committee (NICR)
Yes ☐
No ☒
SECTION D: Research Project details
D1. Project title: A Study to understand the factors which affect the development of the green dimension in
supply chain logistics and the retail management considering its recent trends and challenges: A case study
of the grocery sector of UK
D2. Proposed start date: Click here to enter a date Proposed completion date: Click here to enter a date
D3. Project description
Please provide a summary of your research project (~half page, one page maximum) describing the topic,
and main objectives, a summary of your proposed methodology (e.g. fieldwork, experimental procedures,
surveys, interviews, focus groups, standardised testing, video or audio recording), and participants (i.e. brief
characteristics of your sample).
a. Topic
A Study to understand the factors which affect the development of the green dimension in supply chain
logistics and the retail management considering its recent trends and challenges: A case study of the
grocery sector of UK
b. Main aims/objectives
The aim of this study is to understand the factors which affect the development of the green dimension
in supply chain logistics and the retail management considering its recent trends and challenges in the
particular context of the grocery sector of UK.
The objectives of this research are listed below-
1. To understand the factors which affect the development of the green dimension in the in supply
chain logistics and the retail management in the grocery sector of UK
2. To evaluate the recent trends and challenges in the development of green dimension in supply
chain logistics and the retail management in the grocery sector of UK
3. To examine how the trends and challenges affecting the sustainable development in supply chain
logistics and the retail management in the grocery sector of UK
4. To recommend ways through which the grocery sector of UK can overcome the challenges and
improve the development of the green dimension in supply chain logistics and the retail
management
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c. Methods
Usage of primary data collection (Survey) and quantitative data analysis method will be used for the
analysis of the same
d. Sample/Participants
Survey will be conducted with 100 professionals related to the grocery sector of UK
D4. If this research project involve fieldwork (“Any work carried out by staff or students for
the purposes of teaching, research or other activities while representing the institution off-site” - see
full definition) has a risk assessment been completed and sent to the Faculty Safety
Officer?
Fieldwork assessment form available here. Stirling Management School students
please complete form and process available here.
You may not commence your project until this has been acknowledged.
Yes ☐
Not applicable ☒
D5. If your project involves fieldwork, please summarise they key issues for
researcher safety (e.g. lone working, national and/or international research carried
out in risk areas etc.) and how you are mitigating them
Click here to enter text
No fieldwork ☒
D6. Does the proposed research involve activities, which could temporarily or
permanently damage or disturb the environment, or archaeological remains and
artefacts?
Yes ☐ No ☒
If YES, please provide details and outline the steps you will take to minimise and/or remedy any
damage/disturbance:
Click here to enter text
D7. Is external approval or external ethical review required?
When doing research with various distinct groups of participants (e.g. school
children, institutionalised people) or in certain locations (e.g. archaeological site),
then external approval or ethical review by external bodies is sometimes needed.
Yes ☐ No ☒
If YES, please provide details of how this was obtained and include copies of any documentation:
Click here to enter text
SECTION E: Ethical considerations
E1. Does your proposed project or research involve human participants or third
parties (e.g. landowners)?
If YES, please provide more detail by answering E2-E14, if NO proceed to E14
Yes ☐ No ☒
E2. Provide detail of recruitment of intended participants and location of research:
Click here to enter text
E3. Does your proposed research involve vulnerable groups?
This usually means individuals aged under 18, and/or protected adults (i.e. an individual
aged 16 or over in receipt of one or more registered care services; health services;
community care services; or welfare services. University of Stirling students aged 16 or
over are not considered to be a vulnerable group.)
If YES, membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme, or a
Disclosure may be required. If applicable, provide confirmation or explain how will
this be obtained? You must not start the research until you become a PVG
Yes ☐ No ☐
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