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Many areas of psychological research rely on collecting data from human participants. It is essential that any research carried out in the department has satisfied ethical requirements and all such work carried out in the department must be approved by the Departmental Ethics Committee. The following information has most relevance for students seeking ethical approval for project work. 

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PsySharedDocs:Projects - Obtaining Ethical Approval
PsySharedDocs:Projects - Obtaining Ethical Approval

Special cases

It may well be possible to provide early ethical approval for undergraduate applications if some of the project work must take place over the summer period. If this is the case, then it is important to contact your superviosr as soon as possible and make sure that the correct forms are filled in, signed and submitted.