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Every currently enrolled HDR student is required to complete an online declaration form each year.
If you are a commencing student and cannot access the link, please access your Year 1 Declaration of External Interests (DEI) milestone on RECS for further advice on when the link to the online form will be available to you.
Otherwise, if you are unable to access this DEI form, please contact hdrac.ops@sydney.edu.au for further assistance.
By ‘external’, we mean outside the HDR student candidature. This could be activities or people within the University or elsewhere.
In academic research, the term ‘conflict of interest’ refers primarily to situations in which financial, non-financial or personal considerations may compromise, or may have the appearance of compromising, a researcher’s professional judgment in conducting or reporting research. The bias can affect the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data, involvement of other researchers, procurement of materials, sharing of results, development of the protocol and the use of statistical methods. Some examples are:
Once submitted, the form is forwarded to the lead supervisor for assessment and the development of a management plan where a conflict is identified.
It will also be provided to the Associate Dean (Research Education) and Postgraduate Coordinator where this is required. The Dean and/or Head of School may also be contacted in the assessment of the declaration and/or development of the management plan where this is needed.
A copy of your declaration and any management plan will be provided to the General Counsel for inclusion in the University's conflicts of interests register where required.
Each year, your previously approved declared items will be carried through to the next round of declaration. You can modify or delete previously approved items or extend the approved items.
The Declaration of External Interests system for HDR students is designed for HDR students to declare their external interests in the context of their role as a research student. The University has a separate system for staff and affiliates to declare external interests, as well as gifts and outside earnings for ongoing staff members.
Information for staff can be found on the Staff Intranet.
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