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> <div class="pane-content"> <h1><span style="font-size:36px"><strong><span style="color:#802048"><span style="font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif">Office of Research Programmes</span></span></strong></span></h1> </div> </div> <div class="panel-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-block pane-quicktabs-programmes" > <h2 class="pane-title"> The following are some of the programmes/foci of the Office of Research: </h2> <div class="pane-content"> <div id="quickset-programmes" class="quick-accordion"><h3><a href= "#quickset-programmes_0">Inter-Campus and International Collaboration</a></h3><div><div id="block-block-1" class="block block-block"> <div class="content"> <h2 class="rtejustify"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>INTER-CAMPUS AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION</strong></span></h2> <hr /> <h3 class="rtejustify"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>Inter-Campus Collaboration</strong></span></h3> <p class="rtejustify">Inter-Campus Collaboration is an important strategy for bringing regional resources to bear on national problems, and for ensuring that The UWI functions as one cohesive institution.</p> <p class="rtejustify">The Office places emphasis on:</p> <ul> <li class="rtejustify">Facilitating inter-campus collaboration in research proposal preparation and submission with emphasis on Disaster Risk reduction, Biotechnology, Biodiversity, Environmental Management, Cultural Studies, Renewable Energy, Tropical Medicine.</li> <li class="rtejustify">Facilitating the participation of The UWI teams in regional and international workshops and conferences; e.g. Climate Change, Caribbean Studies, the Caribbean Sea, Agricultural Risk Management, Sustainable Tourism, Crime Security and Justice.</li> <li class="rtejustify">Facilitating The UWI teams in negotiations with donor agencies; e.g. The World Bank, the European Union, DFID, CIDA, IDB, USAID.</li> <li class="rtejustify">Supporting and development of UWI Scholar, an online Researcher Database</li> <li class="rtejustify">Facilitating Cross-campus Knowledge Transfer/Development for our Supervisors and Research Students</li> </ul> <p class="rtejustify">聽</p> <h3 class="rtejustify"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>International Collaboration</strong></span></h3> <p class="rtejustify">International Collaboration with high quality partners is critical for developing graduate studies and research capacity at The UWI, for ensuring that The UWI operates at the highest standards, and for increasing competitiveness for research grants won from external donor agencies.</p> <p class="rtejustify">Examples of activities include:</p> <ul> <li class="rtejustify">Facilitating joint research between The UWI and Universities of high research repute; Oxford University, UK, Duke University, USA; McGill University, Canada; Newcastle University, UK; Flensburg University, Germany; Hamburg University, Germany; The University of Puerto Rico.</li> <li class="rtejustify">Serving as Secretariat for the University Consortium of Small Island States whose members include the University of Malta, the University of Mauritius, the University of the South Pacific, the University College of the Virgin Islands and Universidad de Las Palmas in Gran Canaria.</li> <li class="rtejustify">Under the Erasmus Mundus Cooperation Programme, facilitating the exchange of staff and graduate students between UWI and the International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation in the Netherlands, Algrave University in Portugal, Lund University in Sweden and Bilbao University in Spain.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div><h3><a href= "#quickset-programmes_1">Researcher Development and Recognition</a></h3><div><div id="block-block-2" class="block block-block"> <div class="content"> <h2 class="rtejustify"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>RESEARCHER DEVELOPMENT AND RECOGNITION</strong></span></h2> <hr /> <h3 class="rtejustify"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>Educating the Researcher</strong></span></h3> <p class="rtejustify">The Office collaborates with various Campus entities such as the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) to host and facilitate Researcher Capacity Development Workshops in:</p> <ul> <li class="rtejustify">The Management of Research Projects</li> <li class="rtejustify">The Protection of Intellectual Property</li> <li class="rtejustify">Enhancing Competitiveness in the Publication of Research Results</li> <li class="rtejustify">Writing Research Proposals for Enhanced Competitiveness for Donor Funds</li> </ul> <h3 class="rtejustify"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>Managing and Administering Research Projects</strong></span></h3> <p class="rtejustify">The Office provides management and/or administrative support to researchers in the implementation of grant-funded projects. This includes ensuring scientific integrity in project implementation, liaising with the Bursary for effective financial management of the project, ensuring consistency with the policies of The University of the West Indies and the Funding Agency and facilitating technical and financial reporting as required by the Award Document. The Office also negotiates with Campuses to ensure that adequate space and supporting facilities are made available to the researchers implementing the projects.</p> <h3 class="rtejustify"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>Recognizing the Researcher</strong></span></h3> <p class="rtejustify">In support of efforts to recognise and reward high quality research, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Graduate Studies and Research) chairs the Vice-Chancellor鈥檚 Awards for Excellence Selection Committee.</p> </div> </div> </div><h3><a href= "#quickset-programmes_2">Research Funding</a></h3><div><div id="block-block-3" class="block block-block"> <div class="content"> <h2 class="rtejustify"><strong><span style="color:#008080">Research Funding</span></strong></h2> <h3 class="rtejustify"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>Enhancing Competitiveness for External Research Grants</strong></span></h3> <p class="rtejustify">The Office is charged with developing research capacity and output at The UWI and guiding the University鈥檚 research agenda to increase its impact on regional development and to advance disciplinary knowledge internationally. The Office coordinates and assists the development and submission of large research proposals from The UWI staff to donor agency funding programmes which treat the University as a single institutional applicant.</p> <p class="rtejustify">An important component of advancing this mandate is supporting and facilitating research partnerships, both inter-campus and with international collaborators. Maintaining the integrity of the partnerships during project implementation requires continuous engagement to ensure collegial and harmonious relationships in the execution of research activities and in the Technical and Financial Reporting required.</p> </div> </div> </div><h3><a href= "#quickset-programmes_3">Protection and Management of Intellectual Property</a></h3><div><div id="block-block-4" class="block block-block"> <div class="content"> <h2 class="rtejustify"><strong><a href="http://uwi.edu/gsr/OOR/Programmes#quickset-programmes_3" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(33, 33, 33); text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color:#008080">Protection and Management of Intellectual Property</span></a></strong></h2> <p class="rtejustify">The University of the West Indies (UWI) Policy on Intellectual Property Management and Commercialisation provides the framework within which researchers developing innovative research products can be supported by the University, and provides guidelines on intellectual property ownership and financial returns between the researcher and The UWI should the intellectual property be commercialized.</p> <p class="rtejustify"><strong>The Office</strong></p> <ul> <li class="rtejustify">serves as the Secretariat to The University of the West Indies Intellectual Property Committee and contributes to the development of policies that enhance the commercialization of research output, and 聽</li> <li class="rtejustify">supports researchers in the filing and maintenance of protection for their intellectual property and assists them in their efforts to commercialize their intellectual property.</li> </ul> <p class="rtejustify">聽</p> <h3 class="rtejustify"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>Purpose of the University鈥檚 Policy on </strong><strong>Intellectual Property Management and Commercialisation</strong></span></h3> <p class="rtejustify">The purpose of the University Policy on Intellectual Property Management and Commercialization is</p> <ul> <li class="rtejustify">To prove a framework which will facilitate staff members and students to undertake research and to protect and exploit potentially valuable research results;</li> <li class="rtejustify">To establish a proper basis for the transfer of technology from the University to the wider community;</li> <li class="rtejustify">To encourage and develop institutional growth through the commercial application of research results and through ventures with industry and commerce;</li> <li class="rtejustify">To ensure that the rights and interests of all parties concerned are fairly determined with full regard for the proper role of the University and the principles of academic freedom;</li> <li class="rtejustify">To provide guidelines for the proper administration of intellectual property rights within the University</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div><h3><a href= "#quickset-programmes_4">Development of Research Policies and Procedures</a></h3><div><div id="block-block-5" class="block block-block"> <div class="content"> <p class="rtejustify">The Office of Research identifies areas in which policies and procedures need to be developed or clarified to provide a more enabling environment for researchers to develop research capacity and output at the University. The Office develops drafts of the policies and procedures required, facilitates their discussion within the University and guides them through the University鈥檚 approval processes.</p> </div> </div> </div><h3><a href= "#quickset-programmes_5">Regional Services</a></h3><div><div id="block-block-6" class="block block-block"> <div class="content"> <p class="rtejustify">The Office of Research, in collaboration with the Disaster Risk Reduction Centre, facilitates the University鈥檚 response to Governments in the Caribbean following the impact of natural disasters, particularly during the hurricane season. This requires the identification and deployment of UWI personnel, including engineers, public health specialists and psycho-social experts, <em>inter alia</em>, to affected countries upon their request. The Office also coordinates the development of UWI project teams to develop and implement rehabilitation projects in the recovery phase following the disasters. Additionally, it identifies and coordinates UWI teams to execute regional development consultancies at the request of Governments or international development agencies.</p> </div> </div> </div><h3><a href= "#quickset-programmes_6">Management of Research Institutes, Centres and Units</a></h3><div><div id="block-block-7" class="block block-block"> <div class="content"> <h2 class="rtejustify"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>Management of Research Institutes, Centres and Units</strong></span></h2> <p class="rtejustify">All Centre-funded Research Institutes, Centres and Units at The University of the West Indies report to the Vice-Chancellor though the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Graduate Studies and Research). These include:</p> <h4 class="rtejustify">聽</h4> <h4 class="rtejustify"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>INSTITUTES</strong></span></h4> <hr /> <p class="rtejustify">聽</p> <p class="rtejustify"><a href="http://uwi.edu/caihr/index.php"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>The Caribbean Institute for Health Research (CAIHR)</strong></span></a></p> <p class="rtejustify">At Mona and Cave Hill Campuses</p> <p class="rtejustify">University Director: Professor Susan Walker</p> <p class="rtejustify">聽</p> <p class="rtejustify"><a href="http://www.uwi.edu/icjs2/home"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>The Institute for Criminal Justice and Security</strong></span></a><span style="color:#008080"><strong>聽聽聽聽</strong></span></p> <p class="rtejustify">At the Regional Headquarters Building</p> <p class="rtejustify">Director: Professor Anthony Harriott</p> <p class="rtejustify">聽</p> <p class="rtejustify"><a href="http://uwi.edu/igds/"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>The Institute for Gender and Development Studies</strong></span></a><span style="color:#008080">聽</span></p> <p class="rtejustify">At the Cave Hill, Mona, St. Augustine Campuses</p> <p class="rtejustify">Regional Coordinator: Dr. Opal A. Palmer</p> <p class="rtejustify">聽</p> <p class="rtejustify"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>Institute for Hospitality and Tourism</strong></span></p> <p class="rtejustify">At the Mona Campus [affiliated to the Institute for Sustainable Development]</p> <p class="rtejustify">Director: Dr. Carolyn Hayle</p> <p class="rtejustify">聽</p> <p class="rtejustify"><a href="http://www.uwi.edu/salises/index.php"><strong>The Sir Arthur Lewis Institute for Social and Economic Studies</strong></a><strong>聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽</strong></p> <p class="rtejustify">At the <a href="http://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/salises/home.aspx">Cave Hill</a>, <a href="http://www.uwi.edu/salises/index.php">Mona</a>, <a href="https://sta.uwi.edu/salises/">St. Augustine</a> Campuses聽聽聽聽聽</p> <p class="rtejustify">University Director: Professor Aldrie Henry-Lee</p> <p class="rtejustify">聽</p> <h4 class="rtejustify"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>CENTRES</strong></span></h4> <hr /> <p class="rtejustify">聽</p> <p class="rtejustify"><a href="http://uwi.edu/cdrc/"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>The George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre (GA-CDRC)</strong></span></a><strong>聽聽</strong></p> <p class="rtejustify">At the Cave Hill Campus</p> <p class="rtejustify">Director: Professor Thelma Alafia Samuels</p> <p class="rtejustify">聽</p> <p class="rtejustify"><a href="http://www.uwi.edu/cem/"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>The Centre for Environmental Management (CEM)</strong></span></a><span style="color:#008080"><strong>聽</strong></span></p> <p class="rtejustify">At the Mona Campus [in the Institute for Sustainable Development]</p> <p class="rtejustify">Director:</p> <p class="rtejustify">聽</p> <p class="rtejustify"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>The Centre for Policy Studies in Sustainable Developmen</strong><strong>t</strong></span></p> <p class="rtejustify">At the Mona Campus [in the Institute for Sustainable Development]</p> <p class="rtejustify">Director:</p> <p class="rtejustify">聽</p> <p class="rtejustify"><a href="http://uwi.edu/drrc/"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>The Disaster Risk Reduction Centre</strong></span></a><strong><span style="color:#008080">聽聽</span>聽聽聽聽聽</strong></p> <p class="rtejustify">At the Mona Campus [in the Institute for Sustainable Development]</p> <p class="rtejustify">Director: Dr. Barbara Carby</p> <p class="rtejustify">聽</p> <p class="rtejustify"><a href="http://uwiseismic.com/"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>The Seismic Research Centre</strong></span></a><span style="color:#008080"><strong>聽聽聽聽聽</strong></span></p> <p class="rtejustify">At the St. Augustine Campus</p> <p class="rtejustify">Director: Dr Richard Robertson</p> <p class="rtejustify">聽</p> <h4 class="rtejustify"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>UNITS</strong></span></h4> <hr /> <p class="rtejustify">聽</p> <p class="rtejustify"><a href="http://uwi.edu/caihr/index.php"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>The Epidemiology Research Unit</strong></span></a><strong>聽聽</strong></p> <p class="rtejustify">At the Mona Campus</p> <p class="rtejustify">Director: Professor Marshall Tulloch-Reid</p> <p class="rtejustify">聽</p> <p class="rtejustify"><a href="https://www.uwi.edu/fertility/"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>The Hugh Wynter Fertility Management Unit</strong></span></a><strong><span style="color:#008080"> (HWFMU)</span>聽</strong></p> <p class="rtejustify">At the Mona Campus</p> <p class="rtejustify">Director: Dr. Vernon DaCosta</p> <p class="rtejustify">聽</p> <p class="rtejustify"><a href="http://uwi.edu/caihr/index.php"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>The Sickle Cell Unit (SCU)</strong></span></a><strong>聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽</strong></p> <p class="rtejustify">At the Mona Campus</p> <p class="rtejustify">Director: Professor Jennifer Knight-Madden</p> <p class="rtejustify">聽</p> <p class="rtejustify"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>The Sustainable Development Policy Unit </strong></span></p> <p class="rtejustify">At the Mona Campus</p> <p class="rtejustify">Director: Professor Anthony Clayton</p> <p class="rtejustify">聽</p> <p class="rtejustify"><a href="http://uwi.edu/caihr/index.php"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>The Tropical Metabolism Research Unit (TMRU)</strong></span></a><strong>聽</strong></p> <p class="rtejustify">At the Mona Campus</p> <p class="rtejustify">Director: Professor Marvin Reid</p> </div> </div> </div><h3><a href= "#quickset-programmes_7">Research Cluster Development and Management</a></h3><div><div id="block-block-8" class="block block-block"> <div class="content"> <h4 class="rtejustify"><span style="color:#008080"><strong>Cluster Development and Management</strong></span></h4> <p class="rtejustify">The Office of Research has identified priority Cluster Areas for research emphases at The UWI.</p> <p class="rtejustify">The focus is primarily to provide oversight of the six (6) UWI Centre-funded Research Entities which report directly to the 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