About the lecture

In this lecture, we think about unexpected events in research, focusing in particular on: (i) the three primary events which might unexpectedly disrupt your research being incidental findings, participant disclosure, and adverse events; (ii) examples and methods of overcoming these events; (iii) the conditions under which one may choose to break a confidentiality agreement.

About the lecturer

John Oates is emeritus professor of developmental psychology at the Open University. His special field of research is child development, specifically perinatal mental health and early child development. Professor Oates is the lead for the British Psychological Society code of human research ethics and has a position in Brussels working for the European Research Council reviewing research bids. Some of Professor Oates’ recent publications include ‘Social constructions of mental health among Romani in Ukraine’ (2021) and ‘Mothers’ perceptions of their infants’ (2019).