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Ethical Research and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Trailer

Equality, diversity and inclusion in research. More than a tick box in a research ethics application.

The Participatory Research Network (PRN@TUoS) and the University Research Ethics Committee (UREC) engaged in a project to discuss the most appropriate way of advising on and addressing issues of ED&I in our research ethics policy and processes.
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IRDiRC – (Re)Act: A call for open data and more repurposing for rare disease medicine

By Matthew Hanchard
Matthew Hanchard speaking at World EPA Congress 2025 - Amsterdam
Matthew Hanchard speaking at World EPA Congress 2025 - Amsterdam

World EPA Congress 2025: The landing of AI and growing appetite for transferable exclusivity

By Matthew Hanchard
Themes featured in the concluding discussion with all workshop participants about existing knowledge and next steps, including: The more you know the more you realise you don’t know Keeping communication simple No clear process to follow Every project is bespoke in its data collection Intellectual property rights are built on colonial logic and western assumptions Identifying knowledge gaps Hidden knowledge in the university Old processes that don’t mesh with PR
Key themes from the workshop participants’ discussion of challenges and next steps. Visual scribing by Nifty Fox, 25 June 2024.

"Negotiating the right to be named" – Reporting on the PRN’s Intellectual Property Rights and Participatory Research Training Workshop

On 25 June 2024, participatory researchers from across TUoS sat down with representatives from research and professional services to untangle how intellectual property rights and data protection legislation affect research design and partnerships.

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Why do governments not follow their own ethical advice in times of crisis?

Ethics and Expertise Beyond Times of Crisis: Learning from international varieties of ethics advice

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Research update: British Academy and Leverhulme funded research project around experiences of autistic adults: we made a thing!

The research undertaken by TUOS, 91Ö±²¥ Hallam University and 11 autistic adults working as experts by experience for the named project is nearly complete
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TAS and Disabled Young People End of Project conference

The TAS and DYP team celebrated the end of project with a one day conference on the 26th April held at the University of 91Ö±²¥.
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Navigating Ethical Landscapes Symposium

On the 29th March 2023, the Identity and Marginalised Communities research cluster and iHuman held a hybrid symposium on 'Navigating Ethical Landscapes', organised by Dr Antonios Ktenidis.

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Conversations about Arts, Humanities and Health

Dan Goodley and Kirsty Liddiard discuss the relationship between critical disability studies and medical humanities in this podcast episode