{"id":55,"date":"2023-05-08T15:43:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T19:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academic-plan\/?page_id=55"},"modified":"2024-01-18T13:03:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T18:03:41","slug":"we-will-leverage-the-power-of-research-to-solve-critical-issues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academic-plan\/share-knowledge-shape-the-future\/we-will-leverage-the-power-of-research-to-solve-critical-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"We will leverage the power of research to solve critical issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Support increased research funding and <span style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\">sponsorships<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Research across different disciplines requires different funding, services, and facilities to support the work. Two major initiatives include the holistic partnership model with Advancement which amplifies our external voice and provides partners with significant value-added engagements. Secondly, 杏吧原创\u2019s investment in the Advanced Research and Innovation in Smart Environments (ARISE) building is a unique model in Canada that focuses on research partnerships by providing dedicated research and development space for collaborations with governments, not-for-profits, and industry. Growth in research necessitates many of the elements below that facilitate both externally funded and internally sponsored research. This also requires that the university be vigilant of global trends in research security risk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overall goal:<\/strong> Exceed our three-year annual rolling external research funding of $75 million through the following activities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Streamline research administration processes for the whole life cycle of a research project, including:\n<ul>\n<li>Approval process from academic units, Faculties and the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International)<\/li>\n<li>Compliance and risk management (human ethics, animal ethics, biosafety) as needed<\/li>\n<li>Application review and development<\/li>\n<li>Interface with Research Financial Services and Human Resources<\/li>\n<li>Post-award support across campus<\/li>\n<li>Invest in support for researchers to meet the increasing government requirements for commercialization and research security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide improved support to researchers, including:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1177 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/P_杏吧原创Photography_TimPatterson_190222-09-240x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"365\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/P_杏吧原创Photography_TimPatterson_190222-09-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/P_杏吧原创Photography_TimPatterson_190222-09-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/P_杏吧原创Photography_TimPatterson_190222-09-160x107.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/P_杏吧原创Photography_TimPatterson_190222-09-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/P_杏吧原创Photography_TimPatterson_190222-09-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/P_杏吧原创Photography_TimPatterson_190222-09-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/P_杏吧原创Photography_TimPatterson_190222-09-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identifying external funding and partnership opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Research-related information technology support (file sharing, computing, technical support, software development, site licences)<\/li>\n<li>Funding application development and editing<\/li>\n<li>Seed funding to initiate new projects and collaborations<\/li>\n<li>In partnership with the Faculties, expand the cash and in-kind resources available to support applications for large-scale research initiatives.<\/li>\n<li>Strengthen library services around author rights, open access, research data management, and researcher profiles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Design special programs to engage specific researchers\u2019 groups, including:\n<ul>\n<li>Early-career researchers<\/li>\n<li>Mid-career researchers who are no longer fully engaged in research<\/li>\n<li>Researchers who have been performing administrative duties<\/li>\n<li>Adjunct Research Professors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be more strategic and proactive in external grant applications and partnerships\n<ul>\n<li>Identify strategic external funding opportunities, including multidisciplinary areas<\/li>\n<li>Leverage relationships with partners from all sectors (governments, community, private sector, health-care<br \/>\nproviders and foundations) through partnered-funding opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Continue to expand and support Industry Partnership Services, holistic integrated partnerships, and CU@Kanata<\/li>\n<li>Co-ordinate our joint communications efforts to improve the quality of our presentations and promote web presence and research strengths<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Expand support to Multidisciplinary Research Clusters by:\n<ul>\n<li>Organizing multidisciplinary research events (e.g., REALISE)<\/li>\n<li>Providing funding to emerging multidisciplinary research teams through Multidisciplinary Research Catalyst Fund competitions<\/li>\n<li>Supporting research teams in the areas of wellness, sustainability, and connectivity to support the Strategic Integrated Plan<\/li>\n<li>Working with the Faculties to provide adequate support to clusters (e.g., Canada Research Chairs, space, new internal research chairs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Expand holistic integrated partnership activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Maximize impact of foundational and applied research<\/h2>\n<p>Our award-winning researchers impact disciplines across the spectrum, garnering recognitions such as the Audie Award for Audiobooks, a Juno Award for percussion, the Polanyi Prize in basic cellular signaling or the NSERC Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for ground-breaking management of wildlife conservation.<\/p>\n<p>It is critical to communicate the impacts of both foundational and applied research. Some research and scholarship immediately finds its way into practical, public applications, while other research may take years or decades to reveal their impacts. We can facilitate this through deliberate actions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Host, support, and participate in major academic initiatives<\/li>\n<li>Engage end users\u2014including community, industry, and government\u2014in research programs to promote innovation and uptake of the research<\/li>\n<li>Provide additional support for the commercialization of novel research via innovation transfers for copyright, patents, licensing, open source, and knowledge mobilization activities<\/li>\n<li>Promote and reward engagement, innovation, and excellence in research by increasing support to the 杏吧原创 University Innovation Transfer Office and celebrating external and internal (e.g., Research Achievement Award) award winners<\/li>\n<li>Support increased intellectual property disclosures from faculty<\/li>\n<li>Ensure wherever possible that research funding is leveraged to maximize impact<\/li>\n<li>Leverage our work and analysis though the comprehensive exercise undertaken to map our community engagement activities to involve more foundations and other not-for-profit partners<\/li>\n<li>Ensure graduate and undergraduate students are engaged in research by supporting their work through fellowships and industry internships (i.e., Ericsson Fellowships), scholarships, community-engaged research and our I-CUREUS program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Improve the dissemination of research with increased promotion of knowledge mobilization, publications and citations<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tell our research success story more sharply and strategically by\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1708 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/future-learning-lab-blue-1500x850-1-e1702065887452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/future-learning-lab-blue-1500x850-1-e1702065887452.jpg 364w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/future-learning-lab-blue-1500x850-1-e1702065887452-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/future-learning-lab-blue-1500x850-1-e1702065887452-160x107.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/future-learning-lab-blue-1500x850-1-e1702065887452-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/>Establishing a clear process to document and clearly articulate our research strengths and successes<\/li>\n<li>Ensuring that printed material, social media, and web presence, including faculty profiles, are co-ordinated in their messaging and promote our strengths and successes<\/li>\n<li>Emphasizing our proven areas of strength and excellence based, for instance, on significant and consistent funding and partnerships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Review how knowledge mobilization and publications are counted, especially when published outside of North America and\/or in other languages besides English<\/li>\n<li>Strengthen funding and support for open access publishing to enhance the accessibility, visibility and impact of research undertaken at 杏吧原创<\/li>\n<li>Raise awareness amongst 杏吧原创 researchers of the value of persistent digital identifiers (such as ORCID) in distinguishing and tracking the unique contributions of individuals as authors, researchers, grant-holders, and inventors<\/li>\n<li>Increase nominations for national and international awards and prizes by identifying opportunities and candidates and optimizing nominations through professional writing and review<\/li>\n<li>Document our success in research knowledge transfer, publications, and citations more effectively<\/li>\n<li>Support the 杏吧原创 Innovation Transfer Office to offer training and support for researchers on knowledge transfer, technology transfer to industry, commercialization, and patents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Enhance opportunities for national and international research collaborations<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Monitor and evaluate external market conditions and opportunities where 杏吧原创 could make a difference<\/li>\n<li>Capitalize on investments in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in areas where 杏吧原创 has clear strengths<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[2]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Monitor international standards, such as those for data management and research security risk, to ensure research meets and exceeds global standards<\/li>\n<li>Convene multi-disciplinary groups of researchers to explore thematic strengths (e.g., mental health)<\/li>\n<li>Reorient internal grant programs as seed investment to increase research productivity with a focus on early-career researchers, bridge funding, multidisciplinary clusters and programs tailored to specific researchers\u2019 groups, such as mid-career researchers<\/li>\n<li>Support engagements between 杏吧原创 faculty and national and international visitors to campus to build collaborations<\/li>\n<li>In conjunction with finance and purchasing, develop policies and procedures that facilitate national and international research programs<\/li>\n<li>Utilize the space and assets in our ARISE building to advance and leverage our unique model of partnership along thematic lines of clean tech, health tech, and communications tech<\/li>\n<li>Expand national and international research collaborations and knowledge exchange<\/li>\n<li>Support prestigious international programs, such as the Fulbright Canada Distinguished Research Chairs, and actively promote nominations to international fellowships, such as Sloan Research Fellowships and the Guggenheim Fellowship<\/li>\n<li>Carefully analyze various national and international ranking systems and propose specific actions to improve submissions and rankings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Additional information about 杏吧原创\u2019s activities in this area is available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ci\/wp-content\/uploads\/杏吧原创_University_International_Strategic_-Plan_2020_2025.pdf\">International Strategic Plan<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academic-plan\/?page_id=137&amp;preview=true\">Appendix A<\/a> outlines current areas of research strength.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[2]<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academic-plan\/?page_id=152&amp;preview=true\">Appendix B<\/a> outlines how 杏吧原创\u2019s activities align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"\">\n\t<p>\n\t\t<a class=\"button__red button__red--solid\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academic-plan\/share-knowledge-shape-the-future\/we-will-prepare-students-for-success-in-an-ever-changing-future\/\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Previous: Preparing students for success in an ever-changing future<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"\">\n\t<p>\n\t\t<a 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For example:\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-672 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/P_杏吧原创Photography_VirtualTour_081121-0977-e1685730752916-240x184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"249\" \/>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Take advantage of our existing research strengths in implementing new technologies for learning, including XR used to enhance the user experience (e.g., with the research conducted through our interactive media group)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The Global Citizen Scholar capstone certificate will enable students to acquire a set of transferable skills and competencies<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The Students as Partners Program provides students with the opportunity to develop and hone important academic and transferable skills and to foster a student-centered learning environment.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Explore artificial intelligence tools that have implications for academic integrity<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Support instructors and academic units in re-imagining and re-designing courses for student success through 15 TLS Course Transformation Projects per year<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Develop recruitment and retention strategies that meet the needs of changing student populations<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Commit to the ongoing pursuit of disciplinary, foundational, and specialized knowledge, through teaching, learning, and research opportunities<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Take advantage of internship and fellowship opportunities for graduate students to provide research experiences in industry and other settings<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Engage in curricular and programming innovation to:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Re-imagine or create degree programs along thematic areas, which would cut across disciplines to provide an in-depth understanding of the intersecting dimensions of a societal issue or question<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Reduce the number of choices within a program that students must select at the application stage<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Adapt program delivery to the needs of the various student populations; for example, explore alternate teaching modalities, course length, and delivery times<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Support the development and implementation of five new online programs, such as online BA and MBA programs, and establish the necessary corresponding administrative systems to support delivery<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Engage in undergraduate non-curricular innovation to ensure the alignment of academic programming with support\u00a0opportunities and services, including the Innovation Hub, student success centres, certificates, field courses, project-based learning, skills development, university-wide capstone experience, Future Learning Lab, and Experiential Learning Hub<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Collaborate on recruitment activities with Faculties and the Students and Enrolment division to ensure strong alignment between program offerings and their presentation to prospective students<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<em>Additional information about 杏吧原创\u2019s activities in this area is available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/studentsupport\/students-and-enrolment-strategic-plan\/\">Students and Enrolment Strategic Plan<\/a><\/em>\r\n<h2>Improve students\u2019 graduation and employability outcomes<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><img class=\"wp-image-1181 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/P_SprottPhotography_StudentShoot_031022-2-1-scaled-e1687270221616-240x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"244\" \/>Enable faculty and instructors to use learning analytics appropriately as an early warning diagnostic for students who may have challenges in their courses<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Expand and support opportunities for experiential learning, including opportunities within the 杏吧原创-Dominion Chalmers Centre, CU@Kanata, undergraduate research experiences (including Undergraduate Student Research Awards), student government, student clubs and societies, and athletics to reimagine what counts toward experiential learning experiences, both for credit and non-credit<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Develop a strategy around micro-credential courses that would allow students to accumulate enough courses to obtain a certificate or other designation<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ensure that there is a sufficient degree of flexibility in academic programming, which are suited not only for the\u00a0traditional student, but also students arriving at 杏吧原创 in different life and career stages, and \/ or who may opt\u00a0to work full time and study part time. For example, review components such as microcredentials, degree reconfiguration, lifelong learning, continuing education, and professional development and review rules and regulations (e.g., time limit requirements for completing graduate programs for part-time students) that might appear as obstacles or deter non-traditional students.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<em>Additional information about 杏吧原创\u2019s activities in this area is available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/studentsupport\/students-and-enrolment-strategic-plan\/\">Students and Enrolment Strategic Plan<\/a>; and the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/employability-framework\/process\/employability-framework\/\">Employability Framework<\/a><\/em>\r\n<h2>Expand quality academic programming that responds to societal needs and questions<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Continue to implement modules across all disciplines to provide all students an opportunity to encounter topics relevant to broader social engagement. For example, media awareness, ethics, scientific literacy, understanding data, and cultural literacy.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Design courses or programs to meet the most relevant demands in the National Capital Region. 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