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Research Ethics
Our policy and why it matters
7 November 2022

The Lindisfarne Centre for the Study of Christian Persecution believes that a properly thought-out Research Ethics policy is essential for any form of academic related research and publication.

1. The trustees have adopted a Research Ethics Policy which is similar to those used by many western universities, but which additionally addresses a number of specific issues which could potentially arise in relation to research on persecution of Christians.

2. The policy specifically commits us to following both the core principles of the 2012 Concordat to Support Research Integrity and the specific responsibilities set out in the 2009 Singapore Statement on Research Integrity.

3. Our Research Ethics policy is also an expression of the Lindisfarne Centre’s wider values (belief, character, courage, compassion, honesty, integrity, justice, patient endurance, research integrity, respecting people, selflessness, trustworthiness, wisdom). These values reflect both our Christian ethos and more widely accepted standards of public life. These values are intended to shape daily culture and establish standards of conduct against which actions and decisions can be assessed.

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…they destroyed the churches and the monasteries far and wide with fire and sword, leaving nothing remaining save bare unroofed walls; and so thoroughly did they do their work that even our own present generation can seldom discover in those places any conclusive memorial of their ancient dignity, sometimes none.
Simeon of Durham, early 12th century historian on the Viking invasion 867AD which eradicated Christianity in parts of England