Table 2 Summary of some prominent governing bodies in research ethics
Country | Governing Body | Research Areas |
|---|---|---|
Global | World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) | Animal welfare in research |
Global | International Convention for the Protection of Animals (ICPA) | Animal welfare in research |
Independent | Committee for Publication Ethics (COPE | Education, Sociology, Psychology etc |
Independent | ALLEA (All European Academics) | Education, Sociology, Psychology etc |
UK | NHS | Clinical research governance |
UK | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | Ethical governance |
UK | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (MMSC) | Ethical governance |
UK | (MRC) | Ethical governance |
UK | Economic and Social Research Council (EPSRC) | Ethical governance |
USA | US Office for Human Research Protections (US-OHRP) | Research ethics involving human subjects |
USA | National Institute of Health (NIH) | Research ethics involving human NIH (N.D). |
Canada | Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) | Jointly developed Tri-Council Policy Statement for ethical governance for all types of research. |
Canada | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | |
Canada | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) | |
Australia | National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) | Jointly developed Australian code for the responsible conduct of research - all areas of research |
Australia | Australian Research Council (ARC) | |
Australia | Universities Australia (UA) |