Safeguarding in Research

Safeguarding in research refers to the prevention of harm while conducting research activity of any kind. This encompasses a duty of care to research participants, members of communities where research is taking place and research team members, with a particular focus on preventing harm to children and vulnerable adults. Developing robust safeguarding policies and processes is increasingly expected by funders, particularly those with international development or health as their areas of focus. Safeguarding is important to consider both when developing your funding application (appropriate resourcing and role allocation) and during the lifecycle of projects (co-development of robust processes and on-going monitoring). 

UofG Policy - Safeguarding in Research https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/strategy/ourpolicies/safeguardinginresearch/ 

UofG Guidance on receiving a report of sexual violence or harassment from a student

https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/sexual-violence-harassment-support/students/guidance-on-receiving-a-report-student/  

UofG Guidance on receiving a report of sexual violence or harassment from a member of staff

https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/sexual-violence-harassment-support/staff/guidance-on-receiving-a-report/from-staff/ 
Safeguarding Support Hub - includes a resource library, a guide to the safeguarding journey and other useful information  https://safeguardingsupporthub.org/ 
UKCDR Safeguarding Pages - The UK Collaborative on Development Research page on safeguarding, including their Evidence Review and their Guidance on Safeguarding in International Research

https://ukcdr.org.uk/safeguarding-prevention-from-harm/

https://ukcdr.org.uk/resource/safeguarding-in-international-development-research-evidence-review/

https://ukcdr.org.uk/publication/ukcdr-guidance-on-safeguarding-in-international-development-research/ 

UKRI Preventing Harm in Research Resources https://www.ukri.org/manage-your-award/good-research-resource-hub/preventing-harm-in-research/ 
Webinar: Research: Let’s make it safe! https://safeguardingsupporthub.org/webinars/research-lets-make-it-safe 
Contextual communications for safeguarding https://safeguardingsupporthub.org/webinars/contextual-communications-safeguarding 
NIHR Safeguarding Guidance https://www.nihr.ac.uk/documents/nihr-safeguarding-guidance/25744 
LSTM Safeguarding Resources -includes a safeguarding risk assessment template https://www.lstmed.ac.uk/safeguarding 
Code of Conduct for Ethical Fieldwork. Developed by the School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford. https://researchsupport.admin.ox.ac.uk/files/ethicalfieldworkcodeofconductpdf