The Ethics Committee of Youth and Childhood Studies operates under the auspices of the Finnish Youth Research Society. The committee’s next meeting will be held on 3 June 2024, and requests for assessment must be submitted according to the request instructions and using the electronic form by 20 May 2024.
The committee offers ethical assessments for researchers whose work is not covered by an ethics committee in their respective organisations. Researchers requesting a statement must be members of the Finnish Youth Research Society or the Finnish Society for Childhood Studies (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.).
Instructions for applications
Please note that all the requested documents should be attached to the request when submitted, as otherwise there may be delays due to the committee needing to request the missing data. Please follow the Instructions for requesting a statement (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.).
The request must be submitted electronically using the electronic form (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.).
Meeting schedule 2024
The Committee will meet in 2024 according to the schedule below. Additional meetings may be organised if necessary.
- Monday 18 March (deadline for requesting an assesment: 4 March)
- Monday 3 June (deadline for requesting an assesment: 20 May)
- Monday 23 September (deadline for requesting an assesment: 9 September)
- Monday 25 November (deadline for requesting an assesment: 11 November)
