Social Science Space

I was rather saddened last week by the comment from a Pakistani colleague who wanted to know how to set […]

I first thought of doing a piece on stealing intellectual property when I started noticing my words being used without […]

GAfREC, the guidance document for UK NHS RECs, has just been updated. Until now all research within the NHS has […]

What is it? The Research Ethics Guidebook – www.ethicsguidebook.ac.uk – is a new free website for social science researchers, funded […]

Thanks for the comments on the first post.  I am sorry there has been a bit of a hiccup with […]

This blog has been created to offer social scientists the opportunity to hold IRBs and University Research Ethics committees accountable […]

Science does not take place in a state of total objectivity: instead it reflects a range of values that have […]

Visit the Forum to join the discussion on absurd decisions by ethics committees – share your best (or worst) examples.

The British Science Association has announced a series of Media Fellowships, which are intended to raise awareness and understanding of the workings […]

It is not often, as a middle aged academic, that I get to feel like James Bond – but there is […]

This podcast was recorded by the LSE as part of their series, Thinking like a Social Scientist. Risk, ethics and […]

When we involve young children in our research, there are the usual things we well know that we must attend […]