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Grenfell Campus is a community where research excellence is valued and promoted for its contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the western region, but also in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and the world.
We will build upon Grenfell Campus’s vibrant culture of creativity and innovation, and continue to foster research excellence and scholarly collaborations to create, share, and apply knowledge with integrity, respect, and purpose.
To provide high quality research administration that supports, encourages, and celebrates excellence in research, scholarship, and creative activity at Grenfell Campus. These efforts will contribute to the overall aims of Memorial University, to the learning, careers and professional development of our researchers, and to our local communities and the global knowledge community.
Grenfell Campus offers a suite of unique, vibrant graduate programs at both the Master and PhD level that reflect Grenfell’s values and expertise.
To support the development of high-quality graduate programs and enriched student experiences that lead to the graduation of highly qualified personnel who are well-prepared to contribute to future scholarly and professional, and civic endeavours.
To work with schools and service units across the university to support high quality graduate programs and graduate student experiences at Grenfell Campus.
Grenfell’s Research Committee supports and provides advice to the Associate Vice-President (Grenfell) Research and Graduate Studies and Research Office staff regarding the planning of regular events, as well as longer term strategic planning, to foster improvements in research at Grenfell. The committee also recommends procedures and evaluates applications for the Vice-President’s (Grenfell Campus) Research Fund. In addition, the committee serves as a liaison between the Schools, Library Council and the Grenfell Office of Research and Graduate Studies.
The Grenfell Campus Research Ethics Board (GC-REB) assesses research with humans. They assess ethics applications pertaining to online and in-person surveys, focus groups, interviews and other methods of data collection. The ethics committee reviews applications to ensure they are consistent with the Tri-council Policy guidelines, and Memorial University of Newfoundland's Research Policies. In particular, the committee pays attention to the core ethical principles of Respect for Persons, Concern for Welfare, and Justice.
The Graduate Studies Working Group supports and provides advice to the Associate Vice-President (Grenfell) Research and Graduate Studies regarding the planning of new graduate programs at Grenfell. The group also recommends activities to enhance current programs and serves as a liaison between the working group and member representatives’ program and school. Issues of relevance and policies and decisions from the School of Graduate Studies that affect Grenfell are also brought forward by this group. The group provides a vehicle for discussion of common issues across graduate studies programs.
Members, 2018-19
The Grenfell Campus Office of Research and Graduate Studies has two related purposes: to provide high quality research administration that supports, encourages and celebrates excellence in research, scholarship and creative activity; and to support and to act as a liaison on all matters related to graduate education.
These efforts contribute to the overall aims of Memorial University, to the learning, careers and professional development of our researchers and graduate students, and to our local communities and the global knowledge community.
Our Grants Facilitation Officers provide pre-award services to faculty and students. This includes developing research plans, crafting funding applications, processing institutional approvals, and liaising with Research Grant and Contract Services (RGCS) at St. John’s Campus. Our Research and Financial Services Officer supports faculty and student research after funding has been secured. These services include liaising with the Grenfell Campus Research Ethics Board and researchers to process ethics applications as well as working with researchers to establish and manage their financial accounts. We also offer faculty and students through the development and promotion of educational sessions, webinars, and workshops and work to build and maintain relationships between researchers, community, government and industry partners, and funding agencies, in collaboration with the Grenfell Office of Engagement.
Working in collaboration with the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) at Memorial University and Grenfell’s schools, our office acts as a liaison on all matters related to graduate education. Our senior secretary, graduate studies, supports the collection, maintenance and distribution of materials for graduate students. Graduate studies assists students, graduate officers and program committees through the application and admissions process. Once the school year begins, we support our graduate students by developing orientation activities, administering student funding and assisting students and graduate officers with required documentation. We provide and facilitate professional development opportunities for graduate students and supervisors and assist with the administration of examinations (theses examinations, PhD comprehensive exams and doctoral defences). The office also helps develop new program proposals and brings together representatives of each of our graduate programs to discuss and make recommendations on matters pertaining to graduate studies at Grenfell Campus through our Graduate Studies Working Group.
Our staff members currently include:
