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New Academic Staff Orientation: Research Fall 2014

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

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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

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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

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

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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 Universitys interests and obligations are met Your responsibilities Follow Guidelines & Policies Obtain Ethics certifications Practice Research integrity 12

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

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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

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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

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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