Research Ethics

The Committee will consider all complaints of academic misconduct, including those from outside the school, and will handle all such cases internally and impartially.

Individuals (internal or external) who believe they have been the victim of such misconduct may contact us with a brief initial email summarizing the issue and evidence at the following email addresss: ethicscommittee@audencia.com

The committee shall review all complaints and evidence, as well as the responses of the accused party or parties. Both parties (complainant and accused) will be heard and invited to respond to all charges and questions in person and/or in writing. Both parties must agree in writing, prior to the start of the process, that the results of the committee are final and will be respected by both parties.
 

The ethical review process is relevant to research that involves human subjects or raises ethical issues. The review process depends on the nature of the project, and there are several possible options:

• Studies with a medical focus involving patients, participants with intellectual disabilities.
• Studies with all healthy human participants
• Studies involving personal data

The rationale is as follows: all parties involved in research should seek to derive maximum benefit from the work while minimizing harm to participants, taking ethical issues into account throughout the process. The purpose of ethical review is to ensure that research is conducted safely and appropriately, not to restrict research activities.
 

To obtain ethical approval for an ongoing research project, Audencia researchers must complete the form available on the School Intranet > Research Department > Research Ethics.

The Ethics Committee may decide that there are no ethical issues and give its approval, or it may decide that there are, in which case a report will be sent to the author and further explanation/action may be required from the submitting researchers before the Ethics Committee considers or approves the form. If necessary, e.g. in case of disagreement between the submitting researchers and the decisions of the Ethics Committee, the Committee, in agreement with the submitting researchers, will seek independent advice from a specialist in the field, preferably a member of the affiliated international faculty.