Research Ethics Colloquium 2025
Join us in Oxford or online.
Annual colloquium for postgraduate students and those working in higher education.
The Department for Continuing Education will host its second annual Research Ethics Colloquium on Friday 13 June 2025.
The colloquium is a forum for postgraduate students and higher education administrators and academics to share their perspectives on and experiences of current research ethics issues, with emphasis on the everchanging landscape of AI in lifelong learning.
The event is open to those both within and outside of the University of Oxford with an interest in research ethics within academia and can be attended either in person at Rewley House in central Oxford or online.
Please note that the colloquium is not aimed at undergraduate students.
To find out more about the event please see the information below:
- 2025 programme
- Who is the colloquium for?
- Attendance options
- Are there fees to attend?
- How to book your place
- Call for Papers (now closed)
- Meet the team
2025 programme
Friday 13 June 2025
A tentative programme is outlined below, though all sessions are subject to finalisation. Posters are available to view throughout the day, with a Q&A planned to take place during the lunch break.
10:00-10:15: Welcome
10:15-11:15: Keynote
11:15-11:30: Break (tea and refreshments)
11:30-12:30: Strand 1: Three papers plus 10-minute discussion each, or 90-minute workshop, or student-centred debate (subject to confirmation)
12:30-13:00: Posters Q&A (hosted in-person and online)
13:00-14:00: Buffet lunch, tea and refreshments. Informal poster Q&A follow-up
14:00-15:30:
- Strand 2: Three papers plus 10-minute discussion each or 90-minute workshop
- Strand 3: Three papers plus 10-minute discussion each or 90-minute workshop
15:30-15:45: Break (tea and refreshments)
15:45-17:15:
- Strand 4: Three papers plus 10-minute discussion each or 90-minute workshop
- Strand 5: Three papers plus 10-minute discussion each or 90-minute workshop
17:15-17:30 Wrap up and survey
Who is the colloquium for?
Following the success of its inaugural research ethics colloquium in 2024, the Department is opening the 2025 colloquium to both internal (Oxford University staff and students) and external (those not affiliated with Oxford University) delegates.
Postgraduate students and higher education administrators, academics and other staff members are invited to attend.
Please note that the colloqium is not aimed at undergraduate students.
Attendance options
Join us in Oxford or online
The colloquium will take place in a hybrid format, with speakers and attendees invited to join either in person at Rewley House in central Oxford or online.
The fee to attend is the same for both online and in-person attendance.
In-person in Oxford
In-person capacity is limited and priority will be given to speakers wishing to present from Rewley House.
The Department hopes to welcome a well-balanced range of attendees to the colloquium, spanning higher education administrators, academics, postgraduate students, and those with an interest in research ethics who work in industry. If in-person attendance is over-subscribed, prospective attendees may be assessed with this overall balance in mind. Selection will not be based on the principle of first come, first served.
Both lunch and refreshments will be offered to those who are able to attend in person.
Details of how to find Rewley House, including parking and accessibility, can be found on our website.
Online
We will be using Microsoft Teams for the livestreaming of this event.
If attending online, joining instructions will be sent out prior to the start date. We recommend that you join the session at least 5-10 minutes prior to the start time – just as you might arrive a bit early at our lecture theatre for an in-person event.
Please note that this event will not be recorded.
Are there fees to attend?
The fee is the same for both online and in-person attendance, and this fee will be waived for all those speaking at the event. Lunch is included for those attending in person.
Internal delegates: Free
Individual associated with the University of Oxford (postgraduate student, administrator, academic, other staff member).
External students: £50.00
Individual with postgraduate student status at a university other than the University of Oxford. Proof of affiliation may be required during registration.
External non-students: £100.00
Individual with an interest in Higher Education research ethics possessing neither an affiliation to the University of Oxford nor student status at another institution.
How to book your place
Registrations have now closed.
If you have any questions about the colloquium please get in touch.
Email: rec2025@conted.ox.ac.uk
Call for Papers
Submissions closed on Friday 11 April 2025
Meet the team
Research Ethics at the Department
Joanna Smith
Administrative Officer (Research Ethics and Postgraduate Programme Support)
Joanna's role is split chiefly between being the Departmental administrative lead for research ethics and managing the Postgraduate Research and Graduate School administrative team. Before joining the Department for Continuing Education in November 2024, she completed a DPhil in History at the University of Oxford. Her research focused on King Charles II of England’s representation in colonial territories (1660-85).
Dr Sarah Frodsham
Co-Director of the Graduate School and Chair of Ethics
Sarah oversees the Graduate School’s training programme for postgradates and the Departmental Research Ethics Committee. She continues to work with Oxford Brookes University where she supervises students and teaches postgraduate research methodologies. Her PhD, obtained in 2018, focuses on creativity in primary science. She has a background in Structural Biology and has published extensively in her field. Read Sarah's full academic bio.
Sienna Wright
Course Administrator
Sienna has worked at the University of Oxford for four years and is currently an administrator in the Postgraduate Research Team and Graduate School within the Department for Continuing Education. She assists in supporting research ethics processes, helping research students to navigate ethical considerations in their work. Sienna is also involved in organising Research Development events. Outside of the University, she enjoys travelling, pottery, and long walks with her puppy.
Get in touch
If you have any questions about the Colloquium, please get in touch with us by emailing: rec2025@conted.ox.ac.uk
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Get in touch by emailing us at: rec2025@conted.ox.ac.uk
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