About Us | |
| The Research Grants & Contracts Office is a central unit, led by the Office of the Vice-President Research & Technology, providing administrative support for the University's research activities. The Office is responsible for: | |
| 1. | providing support for research policy formulation and strategic planning; |
| 2. | providing support services for the administration of internal and external research grants schemes, including funding allocation, monitoring research progress and expenditures, and evaluation of results; |
| 3. | acting as a focal point for internal research information dissemination and external liaison; |
| 4. | developing and maintaining a central database for research activities; |
| 5. | supporting services for University Research Centre funding allocation and progress monitoring; |
| 6. | co-ordinating Areas of Excellence (AoE) applications; |
| 7. | compilation of submissions for the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE); |
| 8. | compilation of reports to the UGC and RGC on the University's research activities; |
| 9. | providing secretarial support to the University's Research Committee and other Working Groups |
