D/2.1 University Research and Innovation Committee

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University Research and Innovation Committee is a Council committee established in accordance with Council Procedure 1 - Committees . University Research and Innovation Committee is accountable to University Academic Board for fulfilling the following terms of reference.

Terms of reference

University Research and Innovation Committee addresses  three broad academic areas - academic policy relating to research and innovation (including research ethics), commercialisation and research higher degree training (including issues of quality).

Research and Innovation

University Research and Innovation Committee:

• recommends to University Academic Board policy and procedures on research and innovation;
• advises University Academic Board on the research and innovation components of the institutional plans;
• advises University Academic Board on trends, developments and opportunities in research and recommends changes to reflect best practices in research strategy and governance;
• promotes high quality and high impact innovative research within the University through policy development, strategic guidance of research activity across the University and oversight of the framework for the University's Research Budget;
• initiates development of and maintains oversight of research structures, such as institutes and centres;
• develops, promotes and monitors research ethics policy and procedures, including the University's Code of Conduct for Research;
• develops, promotes and monitors the University's international research policy.

Commercialisation

University Research and Innovation Committee:

• contributes to, promotes and monitors the University's commercialisation policies and practices, including reporting to Planning and Resources Committee on relevant commercialisation matters;
• advises Planning and Resources Committee of trends and development in research and innovation and recommends changes to reflect best commercial practice;
• promotes high quality research and the commercialisation of research outcomes within the University through policy development

Research Higher Degree Training

University Research and Innovation Committee:

• recommends to University Academic Board policies and procedures relating to research higher degree supervision, training and research in the University;
• develops, promotes and monitors the University's research higher degree policies and practices;
• advises University Academic Board on trends and developments in research higher degree training and supervision and recommends to University Academic Board changes to reflect best practice in meeting the needs of industry;
• monitors and advises University Academic Board on national and local quality assurance development in relation to research higher degree training.

University Research and Innovation Committee has one sub-committee (Research Degrees Committee) and one standing working party (Assistant Deans (Research) Working Party). University Research and Innovation Committee may delegate any of its functions, other than those delegated to it by Council, to Research Degrees Committee or the Assistant Deans (Research) Working Party, particularly matters of an operational nature. Research Degrees Committee and the Assistant Deans (Research) Working Party report and make recommendations on a regular basis to University Research and Innovation Committee.

Membership

• Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Commercialisation) ex officio as Chair
• Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) ex officio
• Dean of Research and Research Training ex officio
• Director, Office of Research ex officio
• Director, Office of Commercial Services ex officio
• One nominee of Council – either an external member of Council with research , commercialisation or innovation experience outside of the University , or an external nominee from outside the University with such experience
• One nominee of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Commercialisation) from early career researchers with an emerging record of excellence in research, taking into account discipline balance and equity considerations
• One nominee of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Commercialisation) with expertise in information technology and libraries able to contribute to strategic thinking and policy development for research within the University
• One nominee of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Commercialisation) from  each QUT Institute  
• Assistant Dean (Research), or equivalent,  from each faculty
• One nominee of the Vice-Chancellor from outside the University with significant experience in commercialisation.

One member shall be nominated as Deputy Chair of the committee by the Chair of the committee.

A nominee of the Registrar is Secretary.

Tenure and frequency of meeting

Terms of office are as detailed in section 3 of Council Procedure 1 - Committees .

University Research and Innovation Committee normally meets in the cycle of meetings leading up to Council meetings .

Reporting

Following each meeting, University Research and Innovation Committee reports to the next meeting of University Academic Board.

University Research and Innovation Committee also reports to Planning and Resources Committee in relation to commercialisation issues within that Committee's financial resources oversight .

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