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Guidance for Staff

In the first instance, please consult the relevant user guide on the Training and Guidance page and, if you are still unable to find the answer to your query, please contact the Associate Head of School for Research and Knowledge Exchange (AHoS RKE), or the Associate Faculty Pro Vice Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange (AFPVC RKE) - their details can be found further down this page.

Supervisors and module tutors can contact the AHoS RKE or AFPVC RKE - their details can be found below.

Alternatively, you can read the Frequently Asked Questions page, or contact the Ethics team at ethicssupport@northumbria.ac.uk. Please quote your 4 or 5 digit project ID from the Ethics Online System.

Guidance for Students

Please consult the relevant user guide on the Training and Guidance page first and, if you are still unable to find the answer to your query:

If you are an Undergraduate or Postgraduate Taught student, please contact your supervisor or module tutor. 

If you are a Postgraduate Research student, please contact you supervisor.

Alternatively, you can read the Frequently Asked Questions page, or contact the Ethics team at ethicssupport@northumbria.ac.uk. Please quote your 4 or 5 digit project ID from the Ethics Online System.

Chair of the Research Ethics Committee

Professor Louise Bracken, Pro Vice Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange.

Any formal allegations of research misconduct should be made to the Chair of the Research Ethics Committee, as stated in our Management of Research Misconduct Policy.

Research Environment and Integrity Manager

Ellen Cole, Research Environment and Integrity Manager.

Associate Faculty Pro Vice Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange (AFPVC RKE)

Society and Culture: Professor Chris Ashford

Science and Environment: ProfessorJane Entwistle

Health and Wellbeing: Professor Ioannis Vogiatzis

Associate Head of School for Research and Knowledge Exchange (AHoS RKE)

Society and Culture Science and Environment Health and Wellbeing

Design, Arts, and Creative Industries:
Dr James Leggott

Humanities and Social Sciences:
Professor Simon Winlow (Staff and PGR)

Dr James McConnel (UG and PGT)

Newcastle Business School:

Professor Nicholas Burton

Ethics Lead: Beverly Geesin

Newcastle Law School:

Professor Rebecca Mitchell

Architecture and Built Environment:
 Professor Ruth Dalton

Ethics Lead: Jess Tindall

Computer Sciences:
Professor Martyn Amos

Ethics Lead: Jamie Mahoney

Geography and Natural Sciences:
 Professor Darren Smith

Ethics Lead: Rachel Ranson

Engineering, Physics, and Maths:
Professor James McLaughlin

Ethics Lead: Julia Stawarz

Nursing and Healthcare Sciences:
Dr Jane Greaves

Ethics Lead: Geoffrey Dickens 

Communities and Education:
Professor Katie Haighton

Ethics Lead: Se Kwang Hwang 

Psychology:
Professor Arlene Astell

Ethics Lead: Emma Barkus 

Sport and Exercise Sciences:
Professor Stuart Goodall

Ethics Lead: Claire Thornton 


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