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:
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| 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
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