Research Policies & Procedures Home

Background

• Vancouver Island University's Institutional Strategic Research Plan (Fall 2008)
• Institutional Allocation Plan for CFI Infrastructure Operating Fund
• Institutional Signature Sheet

Policies & Procedures

The following lists the key policies and procedures that researchers at VIU should be aware of:

• VIU Research Ethics Board (31.03)
  • Policy
  • Procedures
  • Forms
• Animal Care (31.07)
  • Policy
  • Procedure
• Honorary Research Associates (31.08)
  • Policy
  • Procedures
• Postdoctoral Fellowship (31.16)
  • Policy
  • Procedure
• Adjunct Faculty (31.14)
  • Policy & Procedure
• Integrity and Conduct in Scholarly Activity (31.10)
  • Policy
  • Procedure
• Research Centres and Institutes (31.11)
  • Policy
  • Procedure
• Intellectual Property (31.13)
  • Policy
  • IP FAQ and flowchart
• Data sharing, archiving, protection and release. While VIU does not have a specific policy governing this, researchers should be aware of external granting agencies polices on this topic, some of which are linked here:
  • Tri-Council Roles & Responsibilities Manual, Archiving of Research Data
  • CIHR Policy on Access to Research Outputs
  • SSHRC - Research Data Archiving Policy
  • Genome BC - Data Protection & Release Guidelines (see Appendix 4, pg 18). This is a good summary of some of the issues and suggestions on ways to share data while protecting confidentiality.
• Banked Research Cost Centre Accounts. Here are guidelines on how these accounts can be used: Banked Research Funds