RON IPHOFEN Social Scientist and until recently Director of Graduate Studies in the School of Healthcare Sciences, Bangor University, UK. He has been Vice Chair of the Social Research Association where he was responsible for updating their ethical guidelines and currently convenes their forum on research ethics. He was scientific consultant on the European RESPECT project and advised the Scottish Executive Social Research on procedures for ethical review. Other advisory roles include: UK Government Social Research Unit, UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, National Disability Authority (Ireland) and the National Centre for Social Research. He is co-author of Sociology in Practice for Healthcare Professionals.