New Academic Staff Orientation: Research Fall 2014

Welcome to Dalhousie RESEARCH  Canadian research context  Dalhousie research environment  Dalhousie Research Services (DRS)

New Academic Staff Orientation – August 27, 2014 Research Canadian Research Context Dalhousie is a member of the U15 (Canada’s 15 research-intensive universities). Dalhousie is the largest research enterprise in Atlantic Canada with $140M annually in research funding. 3

New Academic Staff Orientation – August 27, 2014 Research Canadian Research Context Federal Research Funding Tri-Agencies:  Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)  Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)  Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)  Chairs’ Programs  Canada Research Chairs (CRC)  Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC)  NSERC Industrial Research Chairs (IRC) 4

New Academic Staff Orientation – August 27, 2014 Research Other external research funding  Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)  Genome Canada  Private Sector (Industry)  Government Departments  Foundations (not-for-profits)  International 5

New Academic Staff Orientation – August 27, 2014 Research Nova Scotia Research Context  Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF)  Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Trust (for CFI projects)  Innovacorp – early stage venture capital  other funding opportunities may be available through provincial government departments (check with DRS) 6

New Academic Staff Orientation – August 27, 2014 Research Dalhousie Research Environment  About $140 million in research funding annually 7

New Academic Staff Orientation – August 27, 2014 Research Dalhousie Research Environment  Grants breakdown 8

New Academic Staff Orientation – August 27, 2014 Research Dalhousie Research Environment  50 Canada Research Chairs  6 Industrial Research Chairs  Canada Excellence Research Chair  Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE)  Research Centres and Institutes  Research Facilities 9

New Academic Staff Orientation – August 27, 2014 Research Dalhousie Research Environment  Strategic Research Plan 4 priority research areas: Oceans, Materials, Health, Society 3 emerging research strengths: IT, Agriculture, Energy  Institutional Framework for the Support of Research DRS annually:  900 research funding applications submitted  700 new accounts approved to open  500 transfers of research funds to other institutions 10

Dalhousie Research Services (DRS) Office of Vice President Research Grants & Contracts Institutional Strategic Initiatives International Research & Development Industry Liaison & Innovation Ethics 11

New Academic Staff Orientation – August 27, 2014 Research Dalhousie Research Services (DRS)  Partners in research at Dal  Contact list  We are here to support your research  Facilitate research funding  Submit competitive applications that meet funding agency guidelines  Ensure the University’s interests and obligations are met  Your responsibilities  Follow Guidelines & Policies  Obtain Ethics certifications  Practice Research integrity 12

New Academic Staff Orientation – August 27, 2014 Research Dalhousie Research Services (DRS) DRS Website: dal.ca/DRS 13

New Academic Staff Orientation – August 27, 2014 Research Research Proposals  Prepare your research funding proposal  resources on dal.ca/DRS: funding opportunities, guidelines, checklists  Obtain internal approvals  there is an internal approval process with internal deadlines  Submit your proposal  there is an internal process for submitting research proposals 14

New Academic Staff Orientation – August 27, 2014 Research Other sources of research support  Department and Faculty  Administrative Staff and Chair  Associate/Assistant Dean Research and Dean  Central Units (in addition to DRS)  To find out about your research account:  Financial Services  To hire and pay staff:  Human Resources / Payroll  Graduate Studies (for grad students)  To renovate space:  Facilities Management (FAMIS)  To purchase:  Procurement  To discuss resources and data management:  Library 15

New Academic Staff Orientation – August 27, 2014 Research Welcome to Dalhousie RESEARCH Sign up for the DRS newsletter Check out the website: dal.ca/DRS 16