Office of Research

Overview

The Office of Research oversees Memorial University's research effort, which annually draws approximately $35 million in external support.

As a service to faculty, the Office of Research maintains information on research in progress at Memorial, as well as current data on some 500 programs of funding from over 150 agencies and organizations.

Functions

The most visible function of the Office of Research is its role as a liaison with the national granting councils and other funding organizations. This role includes:

• Review of research proposals and applications to ensure that they adhere to both university and agency policies.
• Final approval of all research proposals, grant applications, funding agreements and research contracts on behalf of the university.
• Negotiation and administration of university research contracts.

The office also provides administrative support to the Senate Committee on Research, and co-ordinates a number of internally adjudicated competitions for research funding.

The office also fosters the university research effort through the periodic offering of seminars and workshops and through the organization of visits from officials of granting councils and other agencies.

Policy

The Office of Research ensures that research activity at Memorial is carried out in accordance with established institutional policy on:

• research grants
• contract research
• ethics governing research that involves human subjects
• use of animals in research
• integrity in scholarly research
• use of radioactive or biohazardous materials
• intellectual property
• the promotion and co-ordination of all research at Memorial

Publications

The Office of Research publishes a Research Directory, listing the expertise and research interests of faculty members at Memorial. The printed form of the directory is distributed to researchers, government, business and media. The online version is available on the Research web site.

The Inventory of Sponsored Projects is published annually, listing all research projects conducted with funding from external and internal sources. The Office also maintains an online listing of funding sources for researchers on its web site.

The Office of Research publishes a newsletter, entitled Research Matters.

Research promotion

The Communications Co-ordinator (Research) promotes awareness of research activities at Memorial to internal and external audiences. In collaboration with University Relations, the Communications Co-ordinator circulates information on research within the university and to local, regional, national and international communities through a variety of publications and other media.

Services for faculty include:

• media relations (news releases and media events)
• media training for faculty (interviewing)

For more information about Research at Memorial, please contact one of the staff of the Office of Research or the Office of the Vice-President (Research)

Office of Research Memorial University of Newfoundland First Floor, Spencer Hall St. Johns, Newfoundland A1B 3X5 Tel: (709) 737-8251 Fax: (709) 737-4612 email: research@mun.ca Barbara Cox Director, Office of Research Tel: (709) 737-3213 e-mail: bcox@mun.ca Elizabeth Williams Senior Secretary Tel: (709) 737-4348 e-mail: elizabew@mun.ca Craig Perchard Assistant Director (Contracts) Tel: (709) 737-4078 e-mail: craigp@mun.ca Janice Peach Contracts Co-ordinator Tel: (709) 737-4079 e-mail: jpeach@mun.ca Rosalind Chafe Assistant Contracts Co-ordinator Tel: (709) 737-3113 e-mail: rosechafe@mun.ca

Debbie Barnes Grants Co-ordinator (External) Tel: (709) 737-4076 e-mail: dbarnes@ mun.ca Jan Hopkins Grants Co-ordinator (External) Tel: (709) 737-4745 e-mail: janiceh@mun.ca Eleanor Butler Grants Co-ordinator (Internal) Tel: (709) 737-8368 e-mail: ebutler@mun.ca Elaine Hendry Secretary Tel: (709) 737-8252 e-mail: elainew@mun.ca Elizabeth Noseworthy Intermediate Clerk Stenographer Tel: (709) 737-8251 e-mail: elizaben@mun.ca Deborah Inkpen Communications Co-ordinator (Research) Tel: (709) 737-4073 e-mail: inkpend@mun.ca

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