Free online course 

Safeguarding in Collaborative Research and International Development: Contexts, Challenges, and Opportunities Online distance learning

Different faces

Learn fundamental safeguarding principles and how to adapt them to suit whatever research contexts you may encounter.

  • Length: 3 weeks; 4 hours per week
  • Start date: anytime
  • Introductory: leads to further study opportunities

Why this course

Intended learning outcomes

  • Demostrate knowledge of main safeguarding principles, including definitions of abuse and harm, ethics, safeguarding; reporting and responding mechanisms
  • Explore the role of safeguarding within the broader international research field and within research processes
  • Interpret safeguarding within your own contexts
  • Collaborate with other learners to develop translations and applications of safeguarding principles that can be used for a specific context
  • Reflect on the new knowledge gathered during the course
  • Evaluate how the new knowledge will shape future practices

How to register

The course is hosted on an external learning platform, Futurelearn.

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Registration for this course is free, with free time-limited access to content: charges may apply for additional features and extended study.