The UK's ESRC published a revised ‘Framework for Research Ethics (FRE)’<http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCINFOCENTRE/OPPORTUNITIES/research_ethics_framework/>, which is available in full on the Web. I thought the six key principles of ethical research — principles that the ‘ESRC expects to be addressed whenever applicable' — are very useful guidelines, but I'd welcome any comment. See: http://people.oii.ox.ac.uk/dutton/2010/02/05/principles-to-guide-research-et... On 17 Oct 2010, at 17:06, Kevin Guidry wrote: William Dutton, Director Professor of Internet Studies Oxford Internet Institute 1 St Giles', Oxford OX1 3JS UK e-mail: william.dutton at oii.ox.ac.uk<http://oii.ox.ac.uk> Web: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/?id=1 Phone: +44 (0)1865 287 212 Cell: +44 (0)7768 823906