High Quality and Robust Practice
We are committed to the Universities UK Concordat to support Research Integrity. We apply high quality and robust practice across all our research activity. Our Head of Research, Dr Julie Northam, has overall responsibility for implementing the Concordat to support Research Integrity.
We do this through our policies and procedures, and through our activities and actions including an annual statement on research integrity.
Institutional contact for Research Integrity is Dr Julie Northam, contact her here: jnortham@aecc.ac.uk.
Please read our statement on research integrity:
Annual Statement on Research Integrity
The following policy is in place to support research integrity:
Our Research Ethics Policy and Procedures applies to all staff (those undertaking research and those involved in the supervision of student research) and all undergraduate and postgraduate taught and research students undertaking research under the auspices of Health Sciences University.
This Policy is designed to provide guidance about conducting ethical research and to provide details of the Health Sciences University process and procedure for ensuring appropriate consideration and ethical approval of research by staff and students.
All researchers and research supervisors must read this Policy prior to commencement of their research.
If further clarification or guidance is needed, the
Chair of the Research Ethics Sub-Committee (RESC) should be consulted.
Further details on the RESC are given in the Health Sciences University Academic Committees Membership and Terms of Reference
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Professor Steve Urry is a Visiting Professor at Health Sciences University on the MSc Podiatry (pre-registration) course.
HSU will be delighted to welcome students, staff, alumni and members of the public to attend the lecture by Professor Stewart Cotterill.
Kerry Ewins-Strowger is a Second Year MSc Podiatry (pre-registration) student at Health Sciences University. Kerry shares the personal story that led her to study podiatry. She also tells us about how she has recently used VR as a distraction method at a clinical placement.
Taryn Ingleheart-Lee is in her first year of the BSc (Hons) Radiography (Radiotherapy and Oncology) course at HSU.
Dexter Sykes is a 2nd year BSc (Hons) Radiography (Diagnostic Imaging) student. He tells us about the importance of Diagnostic Radiographers.
