Minutes of the meeting held on 14 March 2024

Thursday 14 March 2024, 14:00, the Ingleby Room, Old Schools.
Confirmed 16 May 2024.

Present: Professor Alastair Lyle (Chair), Dr Owain Hesketh, Dr Clare Kearney, Dr Imran Siddiqui, Dr Fenella Brough, Mr Peter Danby, Mrs Ann Rowcliffe.

In attendance: Mr Jonathan Rudd (Secretary), Professor Judith Demery (for minute 24/19 only).

Apologies: None.

24/13 Declarations of interest

Dr Kearney declared that the applicant for AHREC/2022/117/A2 was a colleague in the Faculty of Philosophy. The Committee agreed that she could take part.

24/14 Minutes of the meeting held on 18 January 2024

Confirmed.

24/15 Matters arising

24/05: the revised template for consent forms in oral history projects has been published.

24/16 Chair’s business

The Chair welcomed Dr Siddiqui to his first full year on the Committee.

24/17 Applications for full review

AHREC/2024/006, “Oral histories of the 1974 ferry strike”: approved with conditions. AHREC/2024/011, “Choral singers and performance anxiety”: approved. AHREC/2024/014, “Graffiti in the Old Schools: recording and interpretation”: deferred for further information about access.

24/18 Applications for amendment

AHREC/2023/041/A1 (extension of fieldwork period): approved.

24/19 AHREC/2022/117/A2 (amendment)

Reserved business. Recorded in the confidential minute.

24/20 Light-touch approvals

The Secretary reported 27 projects approved by faculty ethics leads since the last meeting.

24/21 Training

Induction for new members will take place on 18 April 2024. The Secretary will demonstrate the Committee Papers Service with the induction account.

24/22 Any other business

None.

24/23 Date of next meeting

Thursday 16 May 2024.

Published with reserved business removed. Members can read the full papers, including confidential minutes, in the Committee Papers Service.