LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
Faculty Research Committee - Constitution 2010/11
Terms of Reference
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The Faculty Research Committee is responsible to the Faculty Academic Board
for general issues relating to research in the Faculty.
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The Faculty Research Committee’s terms of reference are to:
(a)
promote the development of a research culture in the Faculty;
(b)
advise the Faculty Academic Board on the strategic development of
research, knowledge exchange, and related activities in the Faculty and
on the development and implementation of a Faculty research plan
aligned to the University research strategy;
(c)
oversee the experience of research students in the Faculty;
(d)
oversee the provision of research awards in the Faculty;
(e)
consider such other matters as may be referred to it by the University
Research Sub-Committee, the Dean, or the Faculty Academic Board.
Delegated Authority
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The Faculty Research Committee has authority to:
(a)
make recommendations to the Faculty Academic Board regarding
strategic action plans for research, knowledge exchange, and related
activities;
(b)
receive reports on the progress of candidates for research awards and
make decisions regarding their progression, or the amendment or
termination of their registration;
(c)
receive annual reports from Research Awards Coordinators and make
recommendations to the Dean, as appropriate;
(d)
recommend to the Faculty Academic Board approval of the Faculty’s
annual report on research activity for submission to the University
Research Committee;
(e)
approve the payment of writing up fees for MPhil and PhD candidates;
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(f)
approve requests from candidates for the suspension of their
registration for research awards;
(g)
approve applications from candidates for theses to remain confidential
after completion;
(h)
make decisions, as required, in disputes over the supervision of
candidates for research degrees;
(i)
make decisions, as required, in instances where a research student does
not accept the options offered in respect of confirmation of registration
;
(j)
make decisions in instances where, at the request of a research student,
a decision not to approve a transfer of registration is referred to the
Committee [A6.3.5];
(k)
approve examiners’ recommendations directing students to make
minor modifications to, make substantive amendments to, or resubmit,
a thesis;
The Faculty Research Committee shall consider and refer the following matters
to the University Research Sub-Committee:
(a)
recommendations for the conferment of awards;
(b)
recommendations regarding examination arrangements;
(c)
decisions in instances where a member of staff registered for a research
degree wishes to supervise students in the same field.
The Faculty Research Committee shall refer to the Registrar and Secretary and
the Chair of the University Research Sub-Committee recommendations in
respect of non-standard entry qualifications.
Reporting line
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The Faculty Research Committee reports to the Faculty Academic Board. In
addition, it makes reports to the committees and sub-committees of Academic
Board, as required.
Delegation
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The functions of the Faculty Research Committee will not normally be
delegated further.
Membership
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Faculty Research Committees should not normally exceed 15 members and
must include:
(a)
the Chair, nominated by the Dean;
(b)
Associate Dean for Research / Director of Research / Research Manager
or equivalent;
(c)
Research Administrator;
(d)
Research Award Coordinators (up to five representatives);
(e)
up to five nominees of the subject group / academic unit leaders;
(f)
up to two members external to the Faculty.
Terms of office should normally be three years.
Deviations from the draft model constitution for Faculty Research
Committee
Membership for Faculty of Health & Social Sciences Research Committee:
Academic Board approved at its meeting on 08 November 2010 that the constitution
of the Faculty of Health & Social Sciences Research Committee would be amended to
increase the maximum permissible number of subject group/academic unit leaders
from eight to ten until August 2011 at which point the maximum would reduce in total
again to eight.
Membership for Carnegie Faculty Research Committee:
Request to amend 8e) to read:
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(e)
one nominee from each subject group
This amendment means that there would be eight subject group leaders represented
as members.