RULES AND PROTOCOLS


Occupational health and safety | Ethics | Permissions | Risk assessment | Codes of practice


Hopefully you’re very keen to launch into your research project and get to the ‘real science’. You’re probably not so keen on filling in forms or getting permission to do certain things. This section will help you deal with the potentially bewildering array of rules and regulations. They have been developed to protect you, your fellow students and colleagues, and the subjects of your research.

The key message here is that the following issues and procedures are integral parts of contemporary scientific practice. That means (i) you need to anticipate the ones relevant to you and build them into your planning and scheduling, and (ii) in doing so, you are undertaking professional training that will stand you in good stead in a range of workplace contexts.


  • Occupational health and safety
  • Ethics
  • Permissions
  • Risk assessment
  • Codes of practice and policies

 

Last reviewed: 12 August, 2008