Radical Research Ethics - Online
Date:
03/02/2026 - 04/02/2026
Organised by:
NCRM, University of Southampton
Presenter:
Dr Helen Kara
Level:
Intermediate (some prior knowledge)
Contact:
Penny White
Centre Manager
p.c.white@southampton.ac.uk
Venue: Online
Description:
Ethical research is better quality research. This course is designed to raise your awareness of why and how you need to think and act ethically in practice throughout your research work. The current system of ethical review by committee can lead to the misleading sense of having ‘done ethics’. This course shows you how to conduct research which is truly ethical. It also provides the opportunity for discussion of your own ethical dilemmas, if you wish.
The course covers:
Research ethics in context – ethical breaches past and present, ethics activism, trauma-informed research, debiasing
Potential ethical pitfalls at each stage of the research process, from question setting to aftercare
How to think and act ethically throughout research
By the end of the course participants will:
- Recognise the importance of context for ethical decision-making
- Understand why they need to think and act ethically throughout research work
- Be clearer about potential ethical pitfalls at different stages of the research process
- Know how to approach ethical thought and action at any point in their research
This course is aimed at Doctoral students, early career researchers (any discipline), practice-based/applied researchers and possibly government researchers and independent researchers.
THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT OVER TWO MORNINGS AND EQUATES TO ONE TEACHING DAY FOR PAYMENT PURPOSES.
Programme:
Day One
09:30 Welcome and introductions
09:40 Research ethics in context: presentation
10:00 Discussion, Q&A
10.15 When do we need research ethics?
10:20 Video and discussion
10:40 Trauma-informed research: presentation
10:50 Debiasing techniques: presentation
11.00 Discussion, Q&A
11.10 Break time
11.25 Ethical research design: discussion
11.35 Ethical context-setting: discussion
11:45 Ethical data gathering: discussion
11:55 Ethical data analysis: discussion
12:05 Video and discussion
12:20 Q&A
12:30 Close
Day Two
09:30 Welcome, questions arising from Day 1
09:40 Ethical research reporting: discussion
09:50 Ethical research presenting: discussion
10.00 Ethical research dissemination: discussion
10.10 Ethical aftercare: discussion
10.20 Researcher wellbeing
10.30 Unethical research today – presentation
10.45 Video and discussion
11.10 Break time
11.25 Real-life ethical dilemmas from research #1
11:40 Real-life ethical dilemmas from research #2
11:55 Real-life ethical dilemmas from research #3
12.10 Discussion, Q&A, evaluation
12.30 Close
Cost:
The fee per teaching day is:
• £60 per day for registered students
• £75 per day for staff at academic institutions, Research Councils researchers, public sector staff, staff at registered charity organisations and recognised research institutions.
• £350 per day for all other participants
In the event of cancellation by the delegate a full refund of the course fee is available up to two weeks prior to the course. No refunds are available after this date.
If it is no longer possible to run a course due to circumstances beyond its control, NCRM reserves the right to cancel the course at its sole discretion at any time prior to the event. In this event every effort will be made to reschedule the course. If this is not possible or the new date is inconvenient a full refund of the course fee will be given. NCRM shall not be liable for any costs, losses or expenses that may be incurred as a result of the cancellation of a course.
The University of Southampton’s Online Store T&Cs also continue to apply.
Website and registration:
Region:
South East
Keywords:
Mixed Methods Data Handling and Data Analysis, Research Ethics
Related publications and presentations from our eprints archive:
Mixed Methods Data Handling and Data Analysis
Research Ethics