Annual Report 2008 - Central Queensland University

The University’s ethics and regulatory compliance was effectively managed by the:
THE HUMAN AND ANIMAL ETHICS COMMITTEES
The implementation of a tiered model of ethics management in 2008 led to greater
efficiency in the processing of applications in Human Ethics. The new model allows
consideration of certain applications at Faculty level, while others proceed to the
central ethics committee. The Human Research Ethics Committee welcomed a
number of new members to replace retiring members and a new Chair was elected
for two years. The Chair of the Animal Ethics Committee was also elected for two years.
INSTITUTIONAL BIOSAFETY COMMITTEE
The Institutional Biosafety Committee has a website, linked to the Office of the
Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR), which details its responsibilities, membership
and activities.
INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORY
Staff deposit their research outputs in the University’s Institutional Repository –
aCQUIRe, developed by the Division of Library Services in close conjunction with
the Office of Research and funded by the Australian Scheme for Higher Education
Repositories (ASHER) income through DIISR, aCQUIRe is a research tool as well as
a repository.
Research
Unplugged
Our ‘Research
Unplugged’ sessions
have taken scientists
into public venues,
including pubs and
bars, to attract a
wider audience.
Often the sessions
have included
informal Q&A
formats to be more
inclusive.
aCQUIRe will enhance the University’s research outcomes by providing free web
access to publications by University staff and students; increasing the visibility
of the research publications through open access compliant records that can be
harvested by major search engines; increasing impact and citation rates of research
publications; facilitating collaboration between researchers by enabling them to
easily share data and publications; and preserving intellectual capital for the future.
aCQUIRe will also be utilised significantly in the development of evidence-based
portfolios to address the Federal Government’s new Execellence in Research for
Australia (ERA) portfolio requirements. aCQUIRe can be accessed at http://
acquire.cqu.edu.au
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