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High Quality and Robust Practice
We are committed to the Universities UK Concordat to support Research Integrity. We apply high quality and robust practice across all our research activity. Our Head of Research, Dr Julie Northam, has overall responsibility for implementing the Concordat to support Research Integrity.
We do this through our policies and procedures, and through our activities and actions including an annual statement on research integrity.
Institutional contact for Research Integrity is Dr Julie Northam, contact her here: jnortham@aecc.ac.uk.
Please read our statement on research integrity:
Annual Statement on Research Integrity
The following policy is in place to support research integrity:
Our Research Ethics Policy and Procedures applies to all staff (those undertaking research and those involved in the supervision of student research) and all undergraduate and postgraduate taught and research students undertaking research under the auspices of AECC University College.
This Policy is designed to provide guidance about conducting ethical research and to provide details of the AECC University College process and procedure for ensuring appropriate consideration and ethical approval of research by staff and students.
All researchers and research supervisors must read this Policy prior to commencement of their research.
If further clarification or guidance is needed, the
Chair of the Research Ethics Sub-Committee (RESC) should be consulted.
Further details on the RESC are given in the AECC University College Academic Committees Membership and Terms of Reference
Latest News
Discover and read all the latest news, press releases and happenings here at AECC University College.
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Martin Kumm tells the story of his journey from graduation to achieving his dream job as a chiropractor for the EF Education Easy-Post professional cycling team.
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Professional ballet dancer Pippa Myres had to re-think her career and is now training to become a podiatrist on the MSc Podiatry course.
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On Wednesday 10th July, AECC UC's specialist Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) will be running a free Health and Wellness Open Clinic.
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AECC University College is delighted to be a signatory of the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).
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Callum Moss is a First Year student on the MSc Physiotherapy (pre-registration) course at AECC University College. We recently caught up with him to hear more about his decision to study to become a physiotherapist and why AECC UC is an appealing specialist university.
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We hear about Aurora’s work experience within Rugby and why she enjoys studying within the close-knit community at AECC University College.