Policy & Guides

On this page, you'll find relevant policy documents and guidance notes. A distinction is made between documents originating from the Netherlands and the European Commission. 

The Netherlands

• Netherlands Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (2018; applies to research started after 1 October 2018). 
• The Netherlands Code of Conduct for Academic Practice (2014; applies to research started before 1 October 2018). 
• Code of Ethics for Research in the Social and Behavioural Sciences involving Human Participants (May 2018). This code is accepted by the Deans of Social Sciences in the Netherlands. 

Erasmus University Rotterdam

• Principles and requirements pertaining to Research Ethics Review at Erasmus University Rotterdam (will take effect on 1 January 2021). 

• Security guidelines for field research in complex, remote and hazardous places (July 2016).

European Commission

• H2020 Programme - Guidance on how to complete your ethics self-assessment. 

• Ethics in Social Science and Humanities

• Ethics and Data Protection 

• Research Ethics in Ethnography / Anthropology. 

• Guidance note - Research on refugees, asylum seekers & migrants.

• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and more information on the GDPR.