ARISE Riverfly Consent Form

Advancing Resilience and Innovation for a Sustainable Environment (ARISE)

ERAMS reference number: ETH2526-1382

This research is being carried out by researchers at the University of Essex by Professor Gina Yannitell Reinhardt and her research team at the University. If you agree to participate in this research, the information will be collected by the research team during conversations you have with the team. Your answers will be recorded through a variety of means, which may include notes taken by team members or audio/video recordings.

Either verbally or in writing, we have informed you about the project goals, your rights as a participant, the purpose and form of the research, and information about how your data will be used and stored. We have provided an Information Leaflet with relevant information and contact details of the University researchers responsible for the project. Please feel free to respond “yes” or “no” to the questions below. This research is being carried out by researchers at the University of Essex by Professor Gina Yannitell Reinhardt and her research team, which includes researchers from the Universities of Aberystwyth, Birkbeck, East Anglia, Kent, Manchester, and Suffolk. If you agree to participate in this research, the information will be collected by the research team during conversations you have with the team. Your answers will be recorded through a variety of means, which may include notes taken by team members or audio recordings.

Do you agree to participate in the ARISE research project?(Required)
Do you understand that you have the right to stop participating at any time without penalty, and that if you choose to stop participating, you will not have to provide a reason for doing so?(Required)
Have you answered these questions voluntarily and without pressure?(Required)
Have you been given contact details of the researcher(s)?(Required)
Do you agree for the information from your interactions with the research team at the University of Essex to be shared anonymously with the broader ARISE team?(Required)
Do you agree for the information from your interactions with the research team to be shared anonymously with future researchers working on other projects?(Required)
Do you understand that, other than using the data for research, the researchers will not tell anyone what you say unless they think someone might be injured, and if so, they will talk to you first about the best thing to do?(Required)
Do you understand that, if you choose to enter or work near a river or other watercourse as part of the Riverfly Monitoring Initiative, you do so at your own risk, and that the University of Essex and the Riverfly Partnership cannot accept liability for any injury, loss, or damage arising from your decision to do so?(Required)
Do you agree for photographs and/or videos of you taking part in the Riverfly Monitoring Initiative to be taken and used for project reporting, training, publicity, and communications?(Required)