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Er Section A What are the icons in the table header for? CHECKLIST This checklist will help determine whether your project is a low risk project or a higher risk project. - If you answer ‘NO’ to all of the questions, your project is considered low risk and you will be provided with SECTION B of the application form to complete. - If you answer ‘YES’ to ANY of the questions, your project has some aspects which are considered higher risk, and you will be provided with SECTION C of the application form to complete. PLEASE NOTE: If completion of the checklist shows your project is higher risk, this is not necessarily a negative reflection on your proposed research design, but you will need to ensure that you provide enough information to explain how you will mitigate those aspects of your study which are higher risk. SECTION C of the form is designed to help you identify the specific areas that you need to consider in applying for ethical review of a higher risk project. RISK ASSESSMENT 9. If you have answered 'Yes' to ANY of the above questions, your application will be considered as HIGHER risk. If however you wish to make a case that your application should be considered as LOW risk please enter the reasons here: In this section you can make a case for your research application to be considered in the low risk category, even if you answered ‘Yes’ to one of the checklist questions. NOTE: If you are a student, please ensure that you discuss with your Supervisor, whether it is appropriate to make a case for your project to be considered low risk. Examples where a case might be made that a project is low risk: - Research with children under 16, where the researcher is a teacher trainee in the School (and where the topic of the research is not sensitive); - The use of non-anonymised data when it is part of normal disciplinary practice, may be considered low risk (e.g. interviews with business leaders; oral history projects). But please note, it is extremely important to demonstrate that participants have given their consent that their data not be anonymised. In addition, you need to take into account the focus of your research, because even if non-anonymised data is a normal part of your discipline, asking participants about sensitive topics would likely mean your project would be considered higher risk.
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Er Section A

What are the icons in the table header for?

CHECKLIST

This checklist will help determine whether your project is a low risk project or a higher risk project.

- If you answer ‘NO’ to all of the questions, your project is considered low risk and you will be provided with SECTION B of the application form to complete.

- If you answer ‘YES’ to ANY of the questions, your project has some aspects which are considered higher risk, and you will be provided with SECTION C of the application form to complete.

PLEASE NOTE: If completion of the checklist shows your project is higher risk, this is not necessarily a negative reflection on your proposed research design, but you will need to ensure that you provide enough information to explain how you will mitigate those aspects of your study which are higher risk. SECTION C of the form is designed to help you identify the specific areas that you need to consider in applying for ethical review of a higher risk project.

RISK ASSESSMENT

9. If you have answered 'Yes' to ANY of the above questions, your application will be considered as HIGHER risk. If however you wish to make a case that your application should be considered as LOW risk please enter the reasons here:

In this section you can make a case for your research application to be considered in the low risk category, even if you answered ‘Yes’ to one of the checklist questions.

NOTE: If you are a student, please ensure that you discuss with your Supervisor, whether it is appropriate to make a case for your project to be considered low risk.

Examples where a case might be made that a project is low risk:

- Research with children under 16, where the researcher is a teacher trainee in the School (and where the topic of the research is not sensitive);

- The use of non-anonymised data when it is part of normal disciplinary practice, may be considered low risk (e.g. interviews with business leaders; oral history projects). But please note, it is extremely important to demonstrate that participants have given their consent that their data not be anonymised. In addition, you need to take into account the focus of your research, because even if non-anonymised data is a normal part of your discipline, asking participants about sensitive topics would likely mean your project would be considered higher risk.