This podcast features a conversation recorded at York St John University’s The Only Way is Ethics Conference in 2025. Dr Owen Powell speaks with Dr Charlotte Haines Lyon and Professor Helen Julia Minors about navigating ethical challenges in participatory research. What are the ethical knots we encounter? How can we address concerns raised by Ethics Committees? And how might committees and universities enhance their understanding and practice around participatory methods?

Drawing on examples from their projects, the speakers explore issues such as external supervision and the need for partners and funders to recognise the time required for ethical processes.