Introductory / general guidance
Research ethics: what, why and how: a brief overview (slides)
Ethics review considerations: A quick guide for researchers (students and staff)
LSE Research Ethics Policy and review procedures
LSE Research Ethics Policy
Ethics review in a nutshell (an overview of when ethics review is required and the review process)
Submitting an ethics review: please see our instructions.
Thematic guidance
Informed consent:
- Informed consent – includes guidance on written consent, verbal consent, the use of deception, researching sensitive issues, working with participants with diminished capacity, and provides sample templates.
- What is consent? – highlights the difference between consent in terms of ethics versus consent for data protection purposes
Payments and benefits to research participants
Research with children and vulnerable groups
If working with children, you may also find it very useful to look at the resources available on the Global Kids Online website.
Using social media data and Internet data in research
Data Management: please see the LSE guidance available here or check out the Research Data Management Toolkit.
Non-LSE / discipline-specific guidance
The Association of Internet Researchers: Internet Research: Ethical Guidelines 3.0
The Association of Social Anthropologists: Ethical Guidelines
The British Psychological Society: Code of human research ethics
The Market Research Society: Code of Conduct
The Social Research Association: Research Ethics Guidance.
ESRC Research Ethics Framework / Useful resources: a comprehensive list of professional ethics codes and guidelines
Support & contact
If you have any questions concerning research ethics guidance, please contact the Research Ethics Managers.
Weekly one-to-one surgeries
If you have any questions regarding ethics, data management/data protection or copyright, book a slot at one of our online surgeries; sessions are held on Thursdays from 3-4pm (on zoom). For more details and to book please click here.
Should you wish to let us know about another helpful guidance, please contact us.