Services - Ethics and Governance

Act Ethically

Ethical issues can arise in many projects not only in connection with research and compliance with the ethical guidelines under Horizon 2020 but also relating to how private data is used and protected in the project. In addition, many organisations and institutions, including the EU, insist that projects and participants comply with standard codes of conduct and behavior relating to such things as avoiding conflicts of interest (especially where project sponsors are involved) and corrupt practices. The situation is even more difficult if children or young people are involved in the project. This whole area is a potential minefield for the project manager who may be unaware of some of the complexities involved. We can help by providing   support in the following areas:

• Review and assessment of any ethical issues involved in the project
• Review of any Data protection issues and the use of private data
• Assistance in drawing up codes of conduct for working with children or vulnerable adults in the project
• Assistance in drawing up codes of conduct for working with project sponsors
• Developing a set of ethical values for the project

Developing procedures to avoid conflicts of interest both at a project level and also at an individual, organisational level