2nd September 2026
4 min read
Guide
Research Ethics
How to Build a Risk-Proportionate Submission
A short survey and a biological sample study shouldn't go through review the same way.
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30th August 2026
4 min read
Regulatory & Compliance
GDPR and Research Data: What Every Study Sponsor Needs to Know
Research data protection isn't just an IT or legal concern — it shapes study design from the first conversation. Here's what sponsors need to have answers to before data starts flowing.
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19th August 2026
3 min read
Guide
Research Ethics
How to Assess Whether a Study Needs Re-Review
Studies evolve — knowing which changes need a fresh look is a judgement call worth getting right.
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9th August 2026
5 min read
Research Ethics
A Timeline of Research Ethics: From Nuremberg to Now
Across individual posts, we've covered the Nuremberg Code, the Declaration of Helsinki, Tuskegee and the Belmont Report, Milgram and Stanford, and the slow convergence of research ethics with data protection law. Pulled together, they form a single timeline, one that's still being written, most recently by the UK's own largest reform to trial regulation in twenty years.
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5th August 2026
3 min read
Guide
Research Ethics
How to Assess Risk in Online Survey Research
A survey feels low-risk because it's easy to run — that's not the same as actually being low-risk.
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19th July 2026
4 min read
Participant Protection
Informed Consent in the Digital Age: Best Practice for Online and Remote Studies
Consent used to mean a signature on a form in front of a researcher. Now it often happens on a phone screen, days before any contact at all. The evidence suggests digital consent can be genuinely better, not just more convenient, if it's built to be.
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