University Research Ethics Committee
The University's Research Ethics Committee (UREC) is responsible for developing and implementing the policy (see Terms of Reference).
Annual Report
The committee's annual report for the previous academic year is made available here in December.
Last academic year: 2023-24. Historic: 2022-23, 2021-22, 2020-21, 2019-20, 2018-19
Point of Contact for Matters of Research Integrity
Professor Mayur Ranchordas oversees matters of research integrity and should be the first point of contact for any concerns relating to research integrity, or as a confidential liaison for potential whistle-blowers. Professor Ranchordas is the University's Head of Research Ethics, and chair of the UREC; he can be contacted at ethicssupport@shu.ac.uk
Ethics Leads
Ethics for undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes are managed within School/Institutes, which will each have a dedicated ethics lead as a first point of contact.
In addition, college oversight of UG/PGT ethics is provided by:
College of Business, Technology and Engineering - Dr Tony Lynn
College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences - Professor Mayur Ranchordas
College of Social Sciences and Arts - Dr Antonia Ypsilanti
Research & Innovation Services
Staff and doctoral ethics reviews are administered by RIS teams aligned to:
College of Business, Technology and Engineering - ris-bte-research-ethics@shu.ac.uk
College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences - ris-hwls-research-ethics@shu.ac.uk
College of Social Sciences and Arts - ris-ssa-research-ethics@shu.ac.uk
Insurance
Please direct any insurance-related queries to insurancequeries@shu.ac.uk
