Research interests

Our aim is to develop an applied approach to research ethics and integrity by:

• Setting up a range of empirical research studies to test out various ways of encouraging good research practice including intervention studies in relation to UGs, staff and early career researchers.
• Providing training which is student-focused, by developing user-defined interventions, involving students, researchers and other academics in both the design of interventions and evaluative questions.
• Collaborative research in research ethics and integrity with existing overseas contacts.
• Developing provision of expertise via consultancy to investigate and advise on measures to establish and maintain a culture of integrity within business organisations (thrown into the spotlight in recent years with the global economic crash, grand corruption in global bodies such as FIFA, and questionable tax policies within an international business).

Current postgraduate research

Nicole Palmer, PhD in research ethics and integrity, supervised by Dr Rachel Forrester-Jones.

This research aims to develop and test a research ethics training intervention for postgraduate students. The objective is to provide upcoming researchers with the appropriate knowledge and skills to be able to competently address ethical issues in the design and conduct of their research as well as develop the requisite skills necessary to navigate research ethics review.

Publications

Palmer, N.R., Forrester-Jones, R.V.E. (2018), ‘Research ethics training: Using a virtue ethics approach to training to support development of researcher integrity’, in Emmerich, N. (ed.), Virtue Ethics in the Conduct and Governance of Social Sciences Research (Advances in Research Ethics and Integrity, Volume 3), Bingley: Emerald Publishing Limited, pp65-82

Palmer, N.R. (2018), ‘Optimising research ethics review: Combining regulatory support and ethics consultation to enhance efficiency of university research ethics review’, Advanced Journal of Professional Practice, vol.1, no.2, pp2-7

Teaching

 2019/20 guest lecturer (Nicole Palmer):

SO 900 Introduction to Applied Health Research (postgraduate)

SE 310 Modes of Reasoning (undergraduate)

WL 882 Research Skills (postgraduate)

 2018/19 guest lecturer (Nicole Palmer):

SO 900 Introduction to Applied Health Research (postgraduate)

SE 310 Modes of Reasoning (undergraduate)

WL 882 Research Skills (postgraduate)

 2017/18 guest lecturer (Nicole Palmer):

SO 900 Introduction to Applied Health Research (postgraduate)

WL 882 Research Skills (postgraduate)