Research ethics

How it is used

Used in university policy, training, and methodology discussions about consent, risk, confidentiality, authorship, and data management.

Example sentences

1. Before interviewing hospital staff, the team completed research ethics training and revised the consent form for clarity.

   The term covers the rules and values that shape how the study is conducted, especially with human participants.

2. The seminar on research ethics discussed data storage, authorship disputes, and the risks of identifying small communities.

   Here it refers broadly to responsible scholarly conduct, not only permission forms or one committee decision.

Common collocations

• research ethics training
• research ethics committee
• research ethics guidelines

Related terms

• informed consentA participant's voluntary agreement to take part in research after being told about its purpose, procedures, risks and their right to withdraw.
• ethics approvalOfficial permission from an ethics committee or review board confirming that a study involving people or animals meets ethical standards before it begins.

More terms: Research Ethics and Integrity

• plagiarism
• confidentiality
• academic integrity
• anonymity
• conflict of interest
• fabrication
• self-plagiarism
• retraction
• human subjects
• participant rights