Training and Guidance

Please follow this link to the Frequently Asked Questions page to read answers relating to both general ethics questions and system-related questions.

EOS Staff User Guides

Staff Application User Guide

Supervisor Support and User Guide

Reviewer and Chair User Guide

Staff Amendment User Guide

Faculty and School Lead Troubleshooting Guide

Module Level Approval Process and Guidance 

IRAS Guidance and User Guide

EOS Student User Guides

Student Application User Guide

Student Amendment User Guide

IRAS Guidance and User Guide

We have provided a range of video resources for staff and students to assist with use of the Ethics Online System. Please click through to view these on Panopto.

Ethics Introduction

Application Guidance

Reviewer and Chair Guidance

Alternative Ethics Forms Guidance
*This video covers the NU IRAS form, and the Staff MLA Application form.

Please follow this link to the  Research calendar on LibCal to browse and register for Ethics and Integrity events.

 

Applicant Training Sessions

We're replacing Applicant training sessions with new Drop-in sessions. Each drop-in appointment is 15 minutes long.

These sessions are not intended to cover general system information. Instead, they're a chance to focus on individual questions and ethical issues. Use this time to ask about your specific applications, IRAS/NHS applications, or ethics more broadly.

Please note: We ask that you watch the relevant videos before your appointment.

 

Resources from previous sessions can be found on the 'Previous Ethics Sessions' Intranet page (staff only).

Please go to the PGR Training at Northumbria University Blackboard Organisation Module (RDN0001-ULTRA).

The Ethics Training is in the ‘Course for Postgraduate Research Students’ panel, then under ‘Mandatory PGR Training’.

 

Please note: The training must be completed by the end of Annual Progression Year One and before the start of your data collection. The PGR training is separate to the videos currently on our webpages but will give you a good baseline knowledge on how to navigate the system.

Please see the Graduate School intranet pages for further information on all training for PGR Students.

All academic staff must complete the mandatory ethics module on NU People and Finance every three years.

Staff can access this following the below steps:

• Log in to NUPF.
• Click the 'Me' tab.
• Then click the 'Learning' tile.
• A screen is shown where a course name can be typed in to search for it.
• Search for 'Northumbria University: Research Ethics'.
• Click on the item.
• Click 'enrol' to launch the course.

Please note that NUPF is hosted by HR, so any queries should be directed to them.