Dear all WP leads
In early-mid January we will have our first meeting of the ethics board
including Johanna and our independent advisor Adam. As neither attend the
OMT meetings and there is little documentation capturing developments thus
far, I would like each WP lead to prepare either a 1-2 page document
(bullet points preferable over prose) or short video (like Sofia did for
the OMT a few months ago), outlining what has been done already in the WP,
what is planned between now and September and detailing any ethical issues
you have identified within your own work package or the project more
broadly. This should include 1) ethical issues that would be common in any
project (e.g. informed consent and data storage which we should all know
how to deal with through our training as researchers and GDPR) 2) project
specific ethical issues (e.g. such as how data from the LA system might be
used to inform teachers about students) and 3) emerging issues (e.g. the
need for retrospective ethical approval). I would also like you to include
any country specific regulations that might be relevant. Finally, if you
have any specific questions for the ethics board, please include these in
your email to ensure they are all recorded and addressed.
Please note, the purpose of the ethics board is to support the project and
is not an ethical review committee.
Send me (and cc Jake) your document or video by the 7th January, please.
All the best,
Carina
