Title

Policy No.

Purpose

Conference Support Fund Policy

RS0001

The purpose of this fund is to avail financial assistance to a faculty member or a student to present a research paper at a national, regional or international conference.

Research Collaborative Visit Policy

RS0002

The purpose of this policy is to encourage collaborations with external bodies which ASU regards as vital for advancing scientific knowledge and encouraging collaborative research activities.

Policy for Project Transfer of Research Project

RS0003

The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines on how to replace principal investigators and faculty members on research projects if they resign from the University.

Internal Research Grants Policy

RS0004

This policy is aimed as providing research funding from ASU resources to enable faculty in becoming competitive enough in securing external research funding and sponsorships.

ASU Rules and Regulations for Operation and Utilization of the Research Funds

RS0005

The aim of this policy is to set clear and transparent guidelines of how to deal with research funds in accordance with established procedures that meet the requirements of funding bodies.

Consultancy Policy

RS0006

The purpose of this policy is to encourage consultancy among ASU staff in order to support professional practices that will benefit individual members of staff, the University and the Community.

Research Ethics Policy

RS0007

The purpose of this ASU research ethics policy is to encourage and support quality research that adheres to international norms and standards in terms of ethics, transparency, integrity and regard for humans, animals and non-human natural life systems.

Intellectual Property Policy

RS0008

The policy aims to foster knowledge creation and to protect creator rights by establishing an environment that supports research, innovation and creativity.

Research- informed Teaching Policy

RS0009

The purpose of this policy is to ensure the existence of a research-teaching nexus by embedding faculty research into ASU’s curricula in order to establish a research-informed learning and teaching environment.

Research and Scholarly Publications Incentive Policy

RS0010

The aim of this policy is to motivate ASU researchers to enhance their research outputs and to publish high quality research papers in internationally recognized journals. Such high quality research publications will drive research paper citations, improve research collaboration, and enhance the University’s ranking nationally and internationally.

Policy for Recruitment of Researchers on Sponsored Research Projects

RS0012

The purpose of this policy is to clarify the responsibilities and procedures for the process of recruiting researchers to undertake sponsored research projects. These include the responsibilities of the policy stakeholders and the detailed procedures of recruiting researchers under various modes and durations of research employment and research services for long or short terms.