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Templates (PI Sheet and Agreement Form)

A participant must be informed about the purpose, methods and intended possible uses of the research, what their participation in research entails and what risks, if any, are involved, so that they can make an informed decision about whether or not they want to take part in your research.  Provide your participants with a suitable Participant Information  Sheet and Agreement Form, allowing sufficient time for a participant to reflect/ask questions before they agree (consent) to take part.  Participation should be voluntary and free from coercion.

There are a number of templates available (see below) – please download the templates that are appropriate to you and the research project you will be undertaking.

Participant Information Sheet Templates for use by undergraduate and postgraduate taught students if you intend to collect PERSONAL INFORMATION that relates and identifies a research participant:

Participant Information Sheet Templates for use by staff and PGR students if you intend to collect PERSONAL INFORMATION that relates and identifies a research participant:

Participant Agreement Forms for use by any BU Researcher (staff or student):

Examples of Information Sheets/Assent Forms for children (when recruiting children as research participants)

Participant Information Sheet Templates for a questionnaire or online survey

If collecting identifiable personal information:

Anonymised Questionnaires (not collecting identifiable personal information about a research participant):

Remember depending on your research, you may need to consider using a number of different forms or adapted version of the forms as follows:

Participant Information Sheet – Adults
Participant Information Sheet – Children/Young People
Parent/Guardian Information Sheet

Agreement form for Adults
Agreement form for parent/guardians
Assent form (for children/young people who are agreeing to take part (under 16)).

When involving children with a wide age range, it might be appropriate to provide separate PI Sheets for the different age groups.  Always tailor your PI Sheet to the participant.

Research activities such as data collection should not commence before the online ethics checklist (including participant information/agreement forms if relevant) has been approved.