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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
The UCL Code of Conduct for Research sets out the general principles of conduct by which the university expects research to be carried out at or in the name of UCL.
Professional codes of conduct
Other nationally recognised codes of conduct and guidelines relevant to your research might include the following:
Association of Social Anthropologists (ASA): The ASA Ethical Guidelines 2021
A practical framework for social anthropologists to make informed decisions about their behaviour and involvement, and to help them communicate their professional positions clearly to other parties involved in or affected by their research activities
American Anthropological Association (AAA): Anthropological Ethics
AAA Principles of Professional Responsibility and Statement on Ethics
American Statistical Association: Ethical Guidelines for Statistical Practice
Guidelines to help statistical practitioners make decisions ethically
British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL): Resources
Guidelines and publications to support good practice
British Society for Criminology: Statement of Ethics
Framework supporting reflective and responsible ethical practice in criminological research
British Educational Research Association (BERA): Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research (2018)
Ethical guidelines for educational research
British Psychological Society (BPS): Code of Ethics and Conduct
Ethical principles and guidelines for Psychologists as part of the BPS member code of conduct
British Sociological Association (BSA): Guidelines on Ethical Research
Guidance on ethical research practices for sociologists
British Society of Gerontology (BSG): BSG Ethical Guidelines
BSG guidelines on ethical research with human participants
Health Research Authority (HRA): Policies, standards and legislation
Policies, standards, and legislation applicable to research and clinical trials
Institute for Employment Studies: An EU Code of Ethics for Socio-Economic Research
RESPECT project code of standards to inform the conduct of socio-economic research in the European Union
The Market Research Society (MRS): Code of Conduct
Professional standards for research practitioners and related guidelines
National Childrens Bureau (NCB): Ethical guidelines
NCB's ethical guidelines for research
Nuffield Council on Bioethics: Nuffield Council on Bioethics website
Advice, guidance, and resources on a range of ethical issues in biomedicine and health
Royal Geographical Society: Professional standards and best practice
Standards and best practice guidance for professional geographers
Social Research Association (SRA): SRA good practice guides
Includes Social Research Association Ethical Guidelines
The TRUST Code: Global Code of Conduct
Resource for researchers who want to ensure international research is equitable
UK Government: Ethical standards for providers of public services
Common standards for those delivering public services
UKRI Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC): Framework for Research Ethics
ESRC guidelines on maintaining high ethical standards within research and funding requirements
US Department of Homeland Security: Menlo Report: Ethical Principles Guiding Information and Communication Technology Research (pdf)
A framework for ethical guidelines for computer and information security research, based on the principles outlined in the 1979 Belmont Report
World Medical Association (WMA): Declaration of Helsinki
Ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects.