The Research Committee serves to advise Senate on policies and programs that promote, support and celebrate high quality research and scholarly work and its dissemination; policies and practices regarding ethical or regulatory requirements for the conduct of research and scholarly work and its dissemination; opportunities and challenges associated with external funding of research and scholarly work; and policies and procedures for the allocation and awarding of university funds for research and scholarly work.
It reviews, in consultation with the Budget Committee, proposals to establish new research centres or institutes or new research chairs or professorships, and makes recommendations to the Academic Planning and Priorities Committee; reviews annually the activities of the University’s research centres or institutes; and reviews annually the Strategic Research Plan and make recommendations to the Senate.
Finally, it submits to Senate an annual report on research and scholarly activities.
