Purpose
- To develop the university's strategy for research, scholarship and innovation, thus contributing to the university's overall mission.
- To promote research, scholarship and innovation, and the well-being of researchers and scholars at UCT.
Composition
- The Vice-Chancellor (ex officio)
- The Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research
- The Chair of the University Research Committee (URC) (if not already a member)
- The Chair of the University Equipment Committee
- Six members of staff appointed by Senate, which is to choose expert members from a broad base with insight into a broad spectrum of disciplines
- A member of Council chosen by Council
Terms of reference
- To develop and submit policy proposals for research and innovation.
- To develop and monitor institutional performance indicators for research and innovation, to enable the Committee to report to Senate and to Faculties.
- To identify, initiate and promote research directions and developments which are new and/or of strategic importance.
- To ensure and encourage access to research funding, locally, nationally and internationally.
- To work with the Development Office in substantial research fundraising, other than from research agencies, towards agreed strategic priorities.
- To interrogate and integrate faculty-level research plans, examining possible areas for cross-faculty and inter-institutional collaboration (e.g. where there is overlap) and development.
- To develop, initiate and sustain an environment that supports researchers and scholars and, in particular, supports and nurtures young researchers and scholars.
- To oversee the work of committees in the research cluster with the objective of ensuring that they are effective in relation to their goals.
Funding opportunities offered by the University Research Committee are available here.
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