Codes of Conduct

All UCL staff and students engaged in research must work with reference to a nationally recognised professional code of conduct suitable for their research specialism.

UCL Code of Conduct for Research

UCL operates a UCL Code of Conduct for Research. This code sets out the general principles of conduct by which UCL expects research to be carried out at or in the name of UCL.

Nationally recognised professional codes of conduct

Other relevant codes and guidelines might include the following:

• Association of Social Anthropologists of the UK & the Commonwealth: Ethical guidelines providing a practical framework for Social Anthropologists to make informed decisions about their own behaviour and involvement, and to help them communicate their professional positions more clearly to the other parties involved in or affected by their research activities
• American Anthropological Association: American Anthropological Association statement on ethics approval for anthropological research
• American Statistical Association: The site presents Ethical Guidelines for Statistical Practice prepared by the Committee on Professional Ethics of the American Statistical Association (1999)
• The British Association for Applied Linguistics
• The British Society of Criminology
• British Educational Research Association (BERA): Ethical guidelines for educational research
• British Psychological Society: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for Psychologists as part of the British Psychological Society Members Code of Conduct (PDF format)
• British Sociological Association: British Sociological Association (2002) Statement of Ethical Practice (see also sections on non-sexist, non-racist, and non-disablist language)
• The Cabinet Office
• British Society of Gerontology (BSG): BSG guidelines on ethical research with human participants
• The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC): Framework for Research Ethics
• Global Code of Conduct for Research in Resource-Poor Settings
• The Market Research Society (MRS): Conduct of Conduct and related guidelines
• National Children's Bureau
• Political Studies Association: The ethics of political communication (PDF)
• Royal Geographical Society
• Social Research Association: Social Research Association Ethical Guidelines
• Health Research Authority (HRA)
• Nuffield Council on Bioethics
• US Department of Homeland Security: A framework for ethical guidelines for computer and information security research, based on the principles set forth in the 1979 Belmont Report
• ‘Menlo Report: Ethical Principles Guiding Information and Communication Technology Research’
• World Medical Association (WMA): Declaration of Helsinki
• RESPECT: The Respect Code of Practice.