Ethics Committee

Contact for agendas and minutes: Dr Philip Evans, University Governance Officer (extension 4031)
Contact for apologies: Janet Barton (extension 2155)
Chair: Professor Jennifer Southgate, Biology
Reports to: Council

Terms of Reference

To consider and advise on ethical issues referred by the following: Council; any committee of Council; the Vice-Chancellor, heads of departments, centres or research units; the ethics committees of departments, centres or research units.
To report to Council its findings in respect of 1 above.
On behalf of Council, to consider and, if appropriate, approve work which requires the approval of a University ethics committee before it can receive external authorisation to proceed.
To consider annual reports from departmental ethics/research and teaching committees on their consideration of ethical issues.
To review, on request of Council and in the context of contemporary best practice, the mechanisms and procedures at departmental level for identifying and considering ethical issues arising from teaching and/or research.

Ms Julia Unwin	to serve until 31 July 2013
Dr Sean Kelly	to serve until 31 July 2011
His Honour Judge Graham Cliffe	to serve until 31 July 2011

Other members of the academic staff appointed by Council:
Dr Steve Holland, Philosophy	to serve until 31 July 2013
Professor Jennifer Southgate, Biology (Chair)	to serve until 31 July 2012

One undergraduate representative appointed by the Students' Union:
Mr Tim Ngwena	to serve until 31 July 2011

One postgraduate representative appointed by the Graduate Students' Association:
Mr Rui Huang	to serve until 31 October 2010

Council
Biology Ethics Committee (Chair: Professor Henry Leese) [from 1 October 2010: Professor Paul Kaye]
Centre for Housing Policy Ethics Committee (Chair: Dr Rachael Finn)
Educational Studies Ethics Committee (Chair: Professor Ian Davies)
Health Sciences Ethics Committee (Chair: Dr Stephen Holland)
Humanities and Social Sciences Ethics Committee (covering Departments of Archaeology, Economics, Educational Studies, English, History, History of Art, Language and Linguistics, York Management School, Music, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology, SPSW, Centre for Health Economics, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination and Social Policy Research Unit; Chair: Professor Helen Weinstein)
HYMS Education Ethics Committee (Chair: Professor William McGuire)
Physical Sciences Ethics Committee (covering Departments of Chemistry, Computer Science, Electronics, Environment, Mathematics and Physics; Chair: Professor Andy Tyrrell)
Psychology Ethics Committee (Chair: Professor Andrew Monk)
York Neuro-imaging Centre (YNiC) Research Ethics Committee (Chair: Professor Tony Morland)