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Research Administrators Network
Daniel Owens, Executive Director, Research Services
Quick plugs…
Tomorrow: NHMRC Public Consultation Forum
Consultation on National Research Infrastructure Roadmap
Tuesday 6 September: US compliance- what is this thing called Uniform Guidance and how does it impact international institutions?
Major Changes in the Division
New DVC Research – Professor Nicholas Fisk
New PVCR, PVCRI – Professor Emma Johnston & Professor Grainne Moran (Professor Laura Poole-Warren continues in PVCRT & Dean of Graduate Research role)
New DVC Enterprise – Professor Brian Boyle (MCIC & UNSW Innovations)
New Research Services Office – Daniel Owens, Executive Director
Merging of Research Partnerships Unit and Research Strategy Office into RSPO – Warwick Dawson, Director
Re s e ar ch Strategy
and Par tne rships
Office (RSPO)
Warw ick Dawson
(Direc tor)
Division of Research (from 1 August) De puty V ice -Chancellor (Research) & Vice -President
Nick Fisk
Re s e ar ch Ethics &
Com pliance
Suppor t (RECS)
Ted Rohr (Direc tor)
Pr o V ice -Chancellor
(Re s e arch)
Emma Johns ton
Pr o V ice -Chancellor
(Re s e arch Training) &
De an of Gr aduate Re s earch
Laura Poole-Warren
Re s e ar ch Services
Daniel Ow ens
(Executive Direc tor)
Re s e ar cher
De ve lopment
Unit (RDU)
Cec ilia Stens trom
(Direc tor)
Gr aduate
Re s e ar ch School
(GRS)
Margaret O’Byrne
(Direc tor)
De puty De an of Gr aduate Re s earch
Jonathan Morris
Pr o V ice -Chancellor
(Re s e arch Infrastructure)
Grainne Moran
Re s e ar ch Analysis
& Re por ting
A leks A limpijev ic
(Direc tor)
M ar k Wainwright
Analytical Ce ntre
(M WAC)
Finance M anager
Jane Su (A c ting)
Ge ne r al Manager
Betsy Marks
Gr ants
M anagement
Office (GM O)
Research Sys tems
& Solutions
Karthikeyan
Ramanathan
(Team Leader)
Research Services Daniel Owens, Executive Director, Research Services
Executive Director Daniel Owens
Grants Management Office
Director
TBA
Faculty of Medicine
Deputy Director
Debbie Docherty
Senior Grants Officer
Jenny Gieng
Senior Grants Officer
Chris Kueh
Grants Officer
Carlie Robinson
Grants Officer
Luc Legeret
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Law, UNSW Business School and UNSW
Canberra
Team Leader
Anthony Truong
Grants Officer
Bron Joscelyne
Grants Officer
Emma Collyer
Grants Officer
Thomas Callaghan
Grants Officer
Sophie Burrage
Faculty of Science, Arts & Social Science , UNSW Art &
Design, Divisions
Team Leader
Susanne Clark
Senior Grants Officer
Susan Kwong
Senior Grants Officer
Michaela Ciaglia
Grants Officer
Ayse Selcuk
Grants Officer
Lisa Sloan
GMO Operations
Team Leader
Kay Rook
Operations Officer
Carmen Stivala
Operations Officer
TBA
Operations Officer
Silvia Pose
Operations Officer
Anh Pham
Research Systems & Solutions
Business Analyst
Karthikeyan Ramanathan
Support Analyst
Anant Patel
Support Analyst
Jessica Hu
Systems Support Officer
Colin Fernandes
Systems Solution Analyst
TBA
Research Ethics & Compliance
Support
Director
Dr Ted Rohr
Human Ethics Coordinator
Leonne Thompson
Human Ethics Officer
Samela Farmilow
Human Ethics Officer
Gabriel Willis
GTRC &RSC Support Officer
Lan Le
Animal Care
Director
Dr Josephine Joya
Animal Ethics Coordinator
Paul Sou
Animal Care Officer
Katrina Blazek
Research Ethics Officer
Suzanna Pilgrim
Research Analysis, Performance
& Profile Office
Director
Aleks Alimpijevic
Deputy Director
Murray Green
Data Analysis
Marij an Jukic
Proj ect Officer
Elvira Fonacier
Research Web
Coordinator
Vladimir Tretyakov
Communications & Training
Alexandra Bell
Administrativ e Officer
Samar Chams
Research Services
Research Services Overview
Research Services incorporates the Office of the Executive Director, Grants Management Office (GMO), Research Ethics and Compliance Support (RECS), Research Systems & Solutions (RSS) and the Research Analysis, Performance and Profile Office (RAPPO).
Collectively, the Portfolio is responsible for a broad range of research support services
from the management of research funding through to analysis of the University’s
research performance, from managing ethics, compliance and risk to business
improvement and system integration.
Our aim is to provide superior, efficient/streamlined, value-add support to researchers (and those who support researchers)
Grants Management Office (GMO)
Pre-award submission of grants: compliance reviews, eligibility, budget assistance, system assistance, alerts, resources and tools, UNSW signoff.
Acceptance of awards, execution and account set-up, beginning to end administration of externally awarded funds, variations, monitoring, reporting, invoicing, financial statements.
Arranging for negotiation of research grant agreements (internally or with legal office) and post award variations to contracts and funding agreements, working with the RSPO on contract research funding management.
Identifying and managing research funding risk.
Liaising with Sponsoring Authorities (including committee representation, UAT Groups, Audit and institutional certification).
Grant News bulletin, Successful Grants Library, workshops, seminars and training.
Research Ethics and Compliance Support (RECS)
Manages ethics and compliance in research involving Humans & Animals, Gene Technology, Radiation Safety, Export Controls & other ‘miscellaneous’ compliance.
Supports the Human Research Ethics and Animal Care & Ethics Committees and the Gene Technology Research and Radiation Safety Committees.
Coordinates the processes for modifications, personnel, safety reporting and regular reports to Council and external regulators.
Ensures the UNSW research community is informed and supported in all aspects of research ethics and compliance.
Delivers training on research ethics and compliance via workshops and seminars, training days and online modules.
Research Analysis, Performance and Profile Office (RAPPO)
Research activity reporting, data analysis, strategic projects and benchmarking.
Strategic advice and data on the University’s research performance and its position in various world university rankings systems (Shanghai Jiao Tong (ARWU), Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), and Times Higher Education).
Coordinates and manages the University’s submissions to the Excellence in Research in Australia (ERA) and the newly established National Engagement and Impact Assessment.
Responsible for BORIS- a web-based research metrics scorecard which allows researchers to see there they are sitting against their peers.
Information sessions on how to interpret different university rankings, metrics and what they mean.
Research Systems and Solutions (RSS)
Setting up and monitoring auto communications from systems to researchers.
Alerts on pending actions and data integrity reports to assist quality data collection.
Coordinate with UNSW Central IT, vendors and developers on projects and system bug fixes.
Work with GMO and RECS in setting up business processes, identification of smart processes and systems enhancements to assist business efficiency.
Assist the GMO on major round submissions, rejoinders and announcements, via record set up, reporting functions and distributing communications.
Systems reporting to support business functions and processes for the GMO, RECS and individual faculties.
Data management, reporting and analysis.
Next in RAN
Registrations now open for our September professional development workshop:
US compliance- what is this thing called Uniform Guidance and how does it impact international institutions?
This workshop will provide expert knowledge from international guest speakers on all aspects of the Uniform Guidance. It will also highlight the key points for foreign institutions and provide real case studies of how the regulations are interpreted and implications for future audits.
When: 10am-4pm, Tuesday 6 September (catering provided)
Where: Business Lounge, Level 6, Business School
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/us-compliance-understanding-uniform-guidance-workshop-tickets-26600735516. Please kindly note, places are limited.