Activity: Membership › Committee
The Research Committee of Academic Board is a key governance committee of the University which oversees and reports to the Academic Board on the academic governance of research and research training at the University. The Research Committee will provide assurance (or otherwise) to the Academic Board that processes and structures are established and responsibilities are assigned that collectively: achieve effective academic oversight of the quality of research and research training, including by: developing, monitoring and reviewing academic policies and their effectiveness confirming that delegations of academic authority are implemented critically scrutinising, approving and accrediting or advising on approving and accrediting, courses of study and their associated qualifications maintaining oversight of academic and research integrity, including monitoring of potential risks monitoring and initiating action to improve performance against institutional benchmarks for academic quality and outcomes critically evaluating the quality and effectiveness of educational innovations or proposals for innovations evaluating the effectiveness of institutional monitoring, review and improvement of academic activities, monitoring and reporting to the Academic Board on the quality of research and research training. set and monitor institutional benchmarks for academic quality and outcomes establish and maintain academic leadership at an institutional level provide competent advice to the Academic Board and management on academic matters, including advice on research outcomes, policies and practices provide students with opportunities to participate in academic governance. The Research Committee will consider new University rules and policies that are developed in relation to research or research training, and any replacement or major changes to them. If the rule or policy is considered to be in order then the Research Committee will recommend it to the Academic Board for endorsement. The Research Committee may exercise such other authority as may be delegated to Research Committee in a University Rule. The terms of reference for the Research Committee provides further information on the membership, functions and focus of the committee.