Responsibilities

Terms of Reference

The Research, Scholarly and Artistic Works Committee of University Council is responsible for:

Recommending to Council on issues and strategies to support research, scholarly, and artistic work.
Recommending to Council on policies and issues related to research integrity and ethics in the conduct of research, scholarly, and artistic work.
Recommending to Council and providing advice to the Vice-President, Research on community engagement and knowledge translation activities related to research, scholarly, and artistic work.
Providing advice to the Vice-President ,Research and reporting to Council on issues relating to the granting agencies that provide funding to the University.
Providing advice to the Vice-President, Research, the Vice-Provost, Teaching, Learning, and Student Experience, and the Dean of the College of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Studies on the contributions of undergraduate and graduate students and post-doctoral fellows to the research activity of the University.
Examining proposals for the establishment of any institute or centre engaged in research, scholarly, or artistic work at the University, and providing advice to the planning and priorities committee of Council.
Receiving an annual reports from the Vice-President, Research and the Dean of College of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Studies.
Receiving and reporting to Council the University’s research ethics boards’ annual reports.
Designating individuals to act as representatives of the committee on any other bodies, when requested, where such representation is deemed by the committee to be beneficial.
Considering the priorities of the University community, such as Indigenization and internationalization, when assessing current and new research, scholarly, and artistic work activities.

Reports

Archived Reports

2017-18

Report for Information (June 2018): Annual Report of the Research, Scholarly and Artistic Work Committee for 2017-18

2016-17

Request for Decision (June 2017) - Dissolution of the University Committee for Ethics in Human Research (UCEHR)
Report for Information (June 2017) - Annual Report of the Research, Scholarly and Artistic Work Committee for 2016-17 (includes OVPR and CGPS Annual Reports)
Report for Information (January 2017) - Changes to Terms of Reference for the New Researcher and Distinguished Researcher Awards

2014-15

Report for Information (June 2015): Responsible Conduct of Research Policy Report of Policy Breaches
Report for Information (June 2015) : Report on Artistic Work
Report for Information (June 2015): RSAW Annual Report

2013-14

COUNCIL REPORT 2012-13

Request for decision (June 2013) Human Research Ethics Policy
Request for decision (June 2013) Responsible Conduct of Research Policy
Report for information (June 2013) University Research Ethics Boards Annual Reports
Report for information (June 2013) Annual Report
Request for input (May 2013) Human Research Ethics Policy and Procedures
Request for input (May 2013) Responsible Conduct of Research Policy and Procedures
For information (April 2013) Report on Principles and Strategies for Research Success

Members

2023-24 Membership Listing

Membership
Nine members of the General Academic Assembly, at least three of whom will be elected members of Council, normally one of whom will be chair.
One of the nine members will be an assistant or associate dean with responsibility for research.
One undergraduate student appointed by the USSU
One graduate student appointed by the GSA

Ex Officio
Vice-President, Research
Dean of the College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Dean of the University Library (or designate)
President (non-voting member)
Chair of Council (non-voting member)

Committee Coordination
Governance Office

Meeting Schedule

Meetings are held 1:30pm-4:00pm

September 14, 2023
October 12, 2023
November 2, 2023
November 30, 2023
January 11, 2024
February 8, 2024
March 7, 2024
April 4, 2024
May 2, 2024
May 30, 2024

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