This online course is run by the Researcher Academy as part of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Training Programme

Target Audience: This course is for postgraduate research students and early career research staff in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences only.

Aims: To provide an overview of the ethical issues associated with biomedical research involving human tissue and animals and how these are reconciled in the UK. To gain an overview of the ethical issues associated with research involving human subjects and tissue within the NHS and how this is regulated within the UK.

Objectives:

By the end of the course you will have knowledge of:

• the ethical issues relating to clinical research involving human subjects and tissue, and to biomedical research with animals
• an overview of the legislation safeguarding laboratory animals
• the ethical framework in which research is conducted with NHS patients
• with both patient and animal research, how these safeguards are implemented
• sources for further information and advice
• the specific provision made by NHS Research Ethics Committees in research governance

Please note if you have already attended a Home Office licensee course then the animal studies section of this workshop will cover similar content.   

There is a classroom version of this course 'A question of ethics: the use of humans and animals in biomedical research'

Process: This is a short 2 hour webinar, split into two parts. This will include a pre-recorded lecture and a live interactive lecture. Each part, separated by a short break, will be approximately 45 minutes in duration and there will be opportunities for discussions at the end of each part.

Related courses:

M&HS Faculty Training Programme and N-trans Programme

• Exploring ethics in research
• Good Clinical Practice
• Patient, Carers and Public Involvement  in Research

Researcher Academy Researcher Development Programme

• Research Ethics for Doctoral Researchers (online)
• Research Ethics for Doctoral Researchers (classroom)
• Research Integrity: Comprehensive (Standalone online learning course)
• Research Integrity: Concise (Standalone online learning course)

Course Accessibility

The following table shows a summary of what is needed to participate in the course. 

If you feel you will experience any difficulties participating, please let us know via the ‘special requirements’ tab, providing as much information as possible. The special requirements tab can be completed when you book your place. Alternatively, you can contact us directly at ra-training@nottingham.ac.uk.

Access Moodle
Access MS Teams
Attend the live interactive lecture at the specified date and time
Use MS Teams chat box function during the live interactive lecture
Engage with online materials
Watch and listen to the course tutor(s) and/or other attendees during the live interactive lecture
Follow presentation slides during the course during live interactive lecture
Take part in group activities/ discussions

Booking Conditions

Our webinars/ online courses are very popular, especially in the current period and we are experiencing large volumes of people on our waiting lists.  

Please do let us know if you would like to cancel your place on this course so we can offer your place to another delegate. 

Please note, attendances for courses will be recorded. There are no training points associated with courses run by the Researcher Academy.

Pre-Requisites

This session may be recorded. If a recording is kept of the session, then please note, that it may be made available to the wider University of Nottingham researcher community.