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Queen’s Strategic Research Plan Part 1: Guiding and supporting the research enterprise. Prof. Steven N. Liss, Vice-Principal (Research). Research Community Committee - Review of the Strategic Research Plan January 30, 2012. Revisions to SRP Part 1.
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Queen’s Strategic Research PlanPart 1: Guiding and supporting the research enterprise Prof. Steven N. Liss, Vice-Principal (Research) Research Community Committee - Review of the Strategic Research Plan January 30, 2012
Revisions to SRP Part 1 • Revisions to the Strategic Research Plan Part 1 (First draft) • Edited for succinctness and clarity • Significant proportion of history of research section cut and added as appendix • Research indicators cut and added as appendix • Additional sections and sub-sections
New Sections and Sub-Sections • Compliance and Accountability • Commitment of Queen’s meeting compliance and accountability requirements associated with research funding • Communication • Commitment of Queen’s in ensuring open and transparent communication of research support strategies (e.g., advisory bodies, renewal of VPR website, VPR annual report, research promotion and recognition, etc.)
New Sections and Sub-Sections (con’t) • Current Context • Research Rankings • Research funding and awards compared with other Canadian universities • Other Research Related Facts • Ph.D.s, PDFs, research support staff, library holdings, commercialization, etc.
New Sections and Sub-Sections (con’t) • Vice-Principal (Research) Portfolio • Vision • Mission/mandate • “Helping people achieve excellence in research and scholarship”
New Sections and Sub-Sections (con’t) • Enhancing Research: Undergraduate, Graduate, PDF and Staff Contributions • Queen’s is committed to providing opportunities for all students to participate in and contribute to research • Recruitment of graduate students • Need to define role and governance of PDFs • Significant role played by Queen’s staff in enhancing and advancing research