The University's Academic Ethics and Compliance Committee (AECC) is a sub-committee of Senate.
The AECC has oversight of the ethics policy and governance relating to academic activity, including but going beyond research ethics. The AECC also oversees research-related compliance issues such as clinical trials and sponsorship.
The AECC maintains oversight of the departmental/subject level ethics committees and provides a first point of referral for complex issues raised by the latter. It also considers ethical issues arising in relation to the activities of professional services.
These are the AECC agreed Terms of Reference:
Senate, as a sub-committee of it, through:
Approved by Senate June 2019
Academic membership
Three members, one from each Faculty, currently on a subject level/departmental Ethics Committee, nominated by the Dean
Three members, one from each Faculty, with ethics experience, nominated by the Dean
No two academic members should be from the same department.
Lay members
Student representation
In attendance
Not less than 4 occasions each calendar year. Committee business may be considered by correspondence and in order to make written resolutions where theeris and urgent need to do so.
Information on requirements for membership and terms of reference can be found in the Ethics Code of Practice.
Chair: Dr Marika Kullberg
Chair: Dr James Taylor
Chair: Professor Jonathan Finch
Chair: Professor Dawn Coverley
Chair: Professor Tony Royle
Chair: Professor Carole Torgerson
Chair: Dr Colin McLean
Chair: Professor Stephen Holland
Chair: Professor Thozhuzat Sathyapalan
Chair: Eytan Zweig
Chair: Dr Kanapathippillai Cumanan
Chair: Dr Philip Quinlan
Chair: Dr Mark Wilberforce
Chair: Professor David Barnett
Chair: Dr Daniel Kaiser
Who to contact
In the first instance:
Jen Mayne (Secretary)
jen.mayne@york.ac.uk
Dr Keith Allen (Chair)
keith.allen@york.ac.uk
Other useful links
Ethics Framework Governance Committee
Procedures for US Federal Wide Assurance compliance
Ethics governance requirements for research conducted outside the UK
Proforma for annual report from Departmental Ethics Committee (MS Word
, 17kb)
Procedure for monitoring ethical conduct of ESRC projects (PDF
, 324kb)