Reference Documents on Research Ethics

UP Code of Ethics for Research

• UP Policy and Procedures for Responsible Research (S 4083/00)
• UP Code of Ethics for Research (Rt 429/99)
• The Research Policy (S 5102/23) and Research Compliance Regulations (S 5103/23): These documents ensure that researchers conduct research responsibly and ethically, that the rights of research participants are protected, that we manage and preserve research data while still ensuring open access, and that researchers meet all of their legal obligations.  
• The Intellectual Property Policy (S 5144/22) and IP Compliance Regulations(S 5145/22): When research is conducted using public funds, the University has a legal obligation to ensure that the Intellectual Property (IP) that is created is protected. This policy sets out who owns the IP and when (and how) researchers must notify the University if valuable new IP will be created.
• The Survey Policy (S 5143/22): Any survey involving UP students, staff or other stakeholders must be approved by the Survey Coordinating Committee to ensure that our stakeholders are not over-surveyed and that researchers meet all of their legal obligations.
• POPIA Code of Conduct for Research

The Research Ethics Committee, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria functions in compliance with, but not limited to, the following documents and guidelines:

• Race in health research: Considerations for researchers and research ethics committees

• Ethics in Health Research Principles, Processes and Structures, Second Edition (Department of Health, Republic of South Africa - 2015    

• Declaration of Helsinki (Updated October 2013) 

• The Belmont Report 

• ICH-GCP guidelines http://www.ich.org/

• CIOMS http://www.cioms.ch/

• The US Offfice of Human Research Protections 45 CFR 46US http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/45cfr46.html

• Singapore Statement on Research Integrity

• WHO Geneva 2000 Operational Guidelines

• Global Code of Conduct for Research in Resource-Poor Settings www.globalcodeofconduct.org/