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About Us | |
| The Research Grants &
Contracts Office is a central unit, led by
the
Associate Vice-President (Research), 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 major RGC grant applications: e.g. Areas of Excellence (AoE), Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS), Research Impact Fund (RIF); |
| 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 |
