On this page, you can find details of the training and support we have provided to support staff and students with maintaining standards around ethics and integrity. The details of any mandatory training can be found on this page; or if you are looking for Ethics Online System support, you can check to see if your question has already been asked and answered under 'Frequently Asked Questions', or other system support can be found under 'Ethics Online System User Guides and Videos'. Supplementary training offers are detailed under the 'Ethics & Integrity Events' and 'eLearning' sections, too
If you are looking for contact information, please visit the Contacts and Support webpage.
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
Supervisor Support and User Guide
Faculty and School Lead Troubleshooting Guide
Module Level Approval Process and Guidance
EOS Student User Guides
Student Application User Guide
EOS Videos
We have provided a range of video resources for staff and students to assist with use of the Ethics Online System.
A short video introducing the Ethics webpages and to show how to access the Ethics Online System.
A brief video to support students making an ethics application, to submit module level approval applications, and some contextual information on the review process.
A video to walk staff through the process of applying for ethical approval for both individual projects and for module level approval, and offer some contextual information on the review process.
Guidance for reviewers and chairs on how to access, navigate, add comments, and conduct reviews in the Ethics Online System whilst offering some contextual information about roles and responsibilities.
Postgraduate Research Students are invited to attend the ‘Postgraduate Research Ethics Training’ session. This session is open to all PGR Students regardless of which year of study they may be in. However, for students in their first year, this is a mandatory session that must be completed in your first 12 months, before Annual Progression (Year One), and before data collection or research activity commences. This session is mandatory, but submitting a formal ethics application before AP1 is not. This session is in-person only.
There are no more dates set for this training opportunity for this academic year.
If you are a distance learning student and cannot attend, please email ethicssupport@northumbria.ac.uk and include your faculty, school, and the date/month when you're training is due (i.e. 12 months from your start date).
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.
Please follow this link to the Research calendar on LibCal to browse and register for Ethics and Integrity events. These include sessions focusing on support with your ethics application, support for our college of reviewers, and other unique sessions.
Resources from from previous sessions can be found on the 'Previous Ethics Sessions' Intranet page (staff only).
Page last updated 18/09/25
