Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Academic Standards - Research Income Wording
February 2011
School of English
All grades of staff
Application for Research Council funding or equivalent in consultation with the DR and
Research Committee (except in cases where research time is already committed to on-going
externally funded research)
School of Law
Professor, Reader, Senior Lecturer
Application for Research Council funding or equivalent as Principal Investigator (e.g. one
substantial, high-quality application except in cases where research time is already committed
to existing externally funded research)
Lecturer
Application for Research Council or other funding (one substantial, high-quality application
except in cases where research time is committed to existing externally funded research)
School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy
Professor, Reader, Senior Lecturer
Application for Research Council funding or equivalent as Principal Investigator (typically one
substantial, high-quality application per year except in cases where research time is already
committed to on-going externally funded research)
Lecturer
Application for Research Council funding or equivalent (typically one substantial, high-quality
application per year in cases where research time is not already committed to on-going
externally funded research)
Queen’s University Management School
Professor
Record of successful application for Research Council funding or equivalent as Principal
Investigator (or one application per year where research time is not already committed to ongoing externally funded research)
Reader, Senior Lecturer
Record of successful application for Research Council or equivalent grants as Principal
Investigator (or one application per year where research time is not already committed to ongoing externally funded research)
Lecturer
Record of successful application for (PI) or participant in (CI) Research Council or equivalent
funded projects (or one application per year where research time is not already committed to
on-going externally funded research)
School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work
SSPSW do not mention Research Income as a separate section, but instead make reference to
grant acquisition in the course of other comments:
Professor
Management of externally funded research projects including supervision of staff and students,
as appropriate
Holder of Research Council funding or equivalent as Principal Investigator (except in cases
where research time is already committed to on-going externally funded research)
Involvement in large-scale collaborative funding bids
Other evidence of engagement with funding bodies, including panel memberships
Reader
Evidence of planning for and organising high quality research and dissemination
Holder of externally funded research grants including management of process and supervision
of staff and students, as appropriate
Holder of Research Council or other grants as Principal Investigator involvement in collaborative
funding bids
Senior Lecturer
Evidence of planning for and organising high quality research and dissemination
Holder of externally funded research grants including management of process and supervision
of staff and students, as appropriate
Leading role in major applications for external funding, where research time is not already
committed to on-going externally funded research
Lecturer
Evidence of planning for and organising research and dissemination
Participation in externally-funded research projects (Research Council or otherwise), as
appropriate
Contribution to high quality applications for externally-funded research, where research time is
not already committed to other on-going research