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
Not less than four occasions each calendar year. Committee business may be considered by correspondence and in order to make written resolutions where there is an urgent need to do so.
*Dates to be confirmed when the teaching timetable is available.
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: Dr Will Brackenbury
Chair: Professor Tony Royle
Chair: Professor Carole Torgerson
Chair: Dr Colin McLean
Chair: Professor Stephen Holland
Chair: Professor Thozhukat Sathyapalan
Chair: Nino Grillo
Chair: Dr Kanapathippillai Cumanan
Chair: Dr Philip Quinlan
Co-Chair: Dr Angela de Bruin
Chair: Professor Bryony Beresford
Chair: Professor David Barnett
Chair: Dr Fiona McNab
Meeting | Agenda and Minutes |
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14 September 2021 | |
3 December 2021 | |
15 March 2022 | |
21 June 2022 |
Meeting | Agenda and Minutes |
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6 November 2020 | |
26 February 2021 | |
11 May 2021 |
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 Code of Practice for academic activity
Procedures for US Federal Wide Assurance compliance
Ethics governance requirements for research conducted outside the UK
Preparing papers for Academic Ethics and Compliance Committee
Proforma for annual report from Departmental Ethics Committee (MS Word
, 17kb)
Procedure for monitoring ethical conduct of ESRC projects (PDF
, 234kb)