University Research Board
The University Research Board shall function as an academic governance and management advisory body to provide strategic direction, oversight, and sustainability of research activities at KSAU-HS, and to ensure that all research and management practices are conducted responsibly, ethically, and in the interest of the societal needs.
Charges
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Strive to achieve the University’s mission and vision through the provision of service and resources to faculty, students, and staff that stimulate research and other creative endeavors.
• Develop and oversee the University research strategic plan to help the University fully leverage its research strengths and expertise and expand its research areas (epidemiological and disease-based studies, biomedical sciences, clinical trials, health system management, and policy, educational, social and behavioral research) in alignment with the societal needs, interests, and priorities.
• Develop and periodically review research policies, procedures, and guidelines to manage the University research and ensure its quality and integrity.
• Ascertain the enforcement of ethical considerations on all research activities including conflict of interest, misconduct and plagiarism, following international ethical standards.
• Identify key processes and resources that must be in place and barriers that must be removed.
• Facilitate the attraction of new external research funding and enhance partnerships and collaborations between the university and government agencies, foundations, philanthropists, corporations, industry, and national/global research enterprises.
• Identify research opportunities at King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC) and stimulate interdisciplinary research collaborations.
• Review and approve faculty research proposals, monitor and report the progress and outcomes of approved research projects.
• Facilitate and promote research among new and junior faculty by providing mentoring and learning opportunities, including workshops, research days, and monthly lecture series to highlight research on KSAU-HS campuses.
• Encourage and support the intellectual and research interests of faculty and reward major individual research programs and interdisciplinary research initiatives.
• Coordinate research activities across the University campuses, optimize the functioning of research units of colleges, and standardize metrics for monitoring and reporting their research activities.
• The Board will submit
a written annual report regarding work achieved, to the President no later than October 1st of the following academic year.
