You must enquire from the organisation or community that you study whether you need to receive a research permit. The need for permission has to be resolved before the implementation of a practice-based thesis or the data collection of a research-based thesis. The permission has to be applied not later than at the planning stage. It also has to be approved by the thesis supervisor.
Several organisations have their own forms for research permits or informed consent. The student should use these. If the organisation does not have its own form, the corresponding form of Karelia UAS should be used.
Research permits differ between fields. Especially in the Social Services and Health Care, special focus should be paid on ethical aspects when planning the thesis and requesting for research permits. The research permissions procedure in other fields vary according to the organisation and field. In addition to the organisational research permit, you are also responsible for obtaining the informed consent from the participants of your research.
The ethical principles of research with human participants and ethical review in the human sciences in Finland. Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK 2019.
When the research is conducted at Karelia UAS, apply for the research permit using a special form, which you can request by sending an email to studentservices@karelia.fi. Please, add the cover message, the questionnaire or other forms used for the research. Further information.