Research guidance material
Getting started
Use an AWH protocol template (links on the main Research Office website) to get started designing your project.
Ethics application
Visit the Victorian Government Clinical Trials and Research website for guidance documents and training videos for ERM. Contact ethics@awh.org.au for support.
Participant Information and Consent Forms (PICFs)
Use a template tailored for use at AWH (links on the main Research Office website)
Resources:
- Make sure you consider the AWH statement on Inclusion of minority groups in research
- Consider translation services. Multicultural NSW provides translation services starting from $80
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Fact Sheet, Writing health information for consumers – Australian commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
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Guidance for writing PICF – Melbourne Health
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Plain Language and Good Communication guide – Victoria Law Foundation
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Plain Language Thesaurus - National Center for Health Marketing
- This protocol by Whitney and Evered (2022) for qualitative studies or studies with qualitative components, may be useful when forming your referral pathway and planning your response to any distress experienced by participants.
Research involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (Indigenous Research)
View this presentation by Dr Brett Biles of UNSW Indigenous Engagement and Research
Consult the following policies and guidelines:
- Core: Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research
- Appraising community driven health research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: a scoping review using the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Quality Appraisal Tool
- NSW Aboriginal Health Ethics Guidelines
- NHMRC Ethical conduct in research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and communities
Research data
Contact the AWH Health Information department for advice on access to AWH data for research and check out AWH policy relating to research data in the Information Management and ICT Policy Handbook.
You may need to complete approval forms (Health Information or IT Data extraction) to run reports and gain access to AWH data.
For NHMRC guidance, see the Management of Data and Information in Research: A guide supporting the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research
To help you design a data management plan, see this guide from the Australian National Data Service.
Privacy in human research
Privacy in Human Research is now available on SEEDS under Research within the AWH Course Catalogue section.
Introduction to the Research Office (2024)
Presented by Jessica Borgh, AWH Research Office
Research Round Table Community of Practice recordings
Sign in to your Microsoft 365 account to view the videos on Microsoft Stream, or download videos via the links provided
This initiative is intended to shape a positive research culture at AWH by learning about, sharing and celebrating our AWH-led research. Research Office staff provide short educational presentations at the end of each meeting.
July 2025 - coming soon - Public Health theme
May 2025
We heard from a line-up of our paediatrics team and UNSW medical students, about their contribution to local paediatrics research.
March 2025
We heard from Dr Stacey Rich, who gave a wonderful presentation on qualitative and co-design research.
Research Office staff touched on how to involve consumers in research at our service.
February 2025
Catch up on research from the ID team with Dr Justin Jackson, who presents his research journey and work at AWH.
The Research Office provides a presentation on Participant Informed Consent
November 2024
Learn all about the wonderful endocrinology research being undertaken at AWH. Dr Annie Hung takes us through her path to research, from ink-squirting slugs to HbA1c. Annie notes lots of future research ideas, so this is a must-watch if you're on the lookout to collaborate on a research project.
At the end, Research Office team members talk about ORCID researcher profiles.
Example Project Protocol
This guidance document takes you through what is involved in writing a Quality Improvement Project protocol. Much of the guidance applies to research protocols too.
Looking to Publish? Use these Journal Finders to find an appropriate journal for your manuscript
Good Clinical Practice Training (Online Module)🎓
Good Clinical Practice is a framework to help researchers understand how to conduct research in a safe, effective way for participants, while maintaining the integrity and validity of their data.
Please follow the link to commence the online learning module on Good Clinical Practice, produced by The Global Health Network. The module should take approx 45 minutes to complete.
eBooks on Research Design and Analysis
Looking for education on Statistics? Try the online sessions offered by UNSW
ORCID iD - Improving visibility of research at AWH
An ORCID iD overview video for AWH staff has been created. Check it out!
