Research Ethics
Welcome to the Plymouth Marjon University Research Ethics and Research Integrity page.
If you require any further information in addition to that provided below, please contact ethicspanel@marjon.ac.uk.
Research Integrity at Marjon
Plymouth Marjon University is an inclusive community that values sound learning, new discovery and the pursuit of wisdom for the good of all. Aligned to our values we seek to ensure rigour, respect and in how we go about all our research and knowledge exchange activities. In doing so we seek to apply the highest ethical standards at all levels of decision making, especially taking into account how these decisions might affect others and the natural world. As such, we uphold academic freedom and high ethical, scientific and professional standards.
The named contact for anyone wanting more information on matters of research integrity is Professor Michelle Jones, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, research@marjon.ac.uk
The named contact for whistle-blowers or any other person wishing to raise concerns about the integrity of research being conducted under our auspices is Lucy Pengelly, Director of People and Organisational Development, lpengelly@marjon.ac.uk
Research ethics
The Ethical Review Process is a cornerstone of decision-making and praxis in research. Research is a step into the unknown. As a result, seeking unrevealed understanding often presents a range of risks. Some are trivial. Others profound. The Ethical Review Process is designed to facilitate excellence in the pursuit of knowledge by helping researchers to identify such risks as well as ethical issues in the design, conduct and oversight of research. This enables researchers to develop reasoned and ethically defensible responses to these issues so that they may conduct their research while protecting themselves, their participants, colleagues, environment, and the University.
Research Ethics Panel
Chair & member of Research & Knowledge Exchange Committee:
Research Ethics Panel Terms of Reference.
For enquiries, please contact ethicspanel@marjon.ac.uk
Research Ethics Applications
For all Research Ethics documentation, guidance and procedures click here: Research Ethics
Deadlines
Researchers are advised to submit an ethics application well in advance of their anticipated start date.
The following deadlines relate to staff and PhD students only.
Please submit the Research Ethics Application form and supporting documentation to ethicspanel@marjon.ac.uk by 4pm.
- Light touch: the first Monday of the month from September to July.
- Full review: the first Monday of the month: September, November, January, March, May and July
Please note the caveat attached to our light touch ethics review: light touch applications are assigned as such based on the answers and justification provided within the Research Ethics Application. However, the light touch review panel reserves the right to escalate an application to the next full panel review if a light touch is deemed inappropriate.
Research Integrity Statement October 2023