CUT Annual Report 2013

Research Development and Innovation
Prof. Laetus Lategan
Research and Innovation
The Unit for Research and Innovation supports the vision through the creation and
implementation of new knowledge.
CUT’s Research and Development Strategy (2011 to 2014) emphasises four key goals:
The development of a sustained, relevant and responsive research culture.
The qualitative and quantitative improvement of research outputs.
Socio-economic development through transfer and innovation.
The development of strategic research and innovation partners and programmes.
Based on these four key goals, the following challenges were identified for research and innovation during the period 2011
to 2013:
Translating Vision 2020 to the research and innovation activities of the university (emphasis on research, innovation,
outcome, impact, socio-economic development and sustainable development).
Integrating research, teaching and engagement.
Growing research participation, outputs and the funding basis (based on the research clusters).
Growing university and triple-helix partnerships.
Transfer and innovation activities.
The internationalisation of research.
Growing the next generation of researchers.
An annual seminar entrenched the love of research with new academic staff and invigorated staff members
with new ideas to do their research – the basics of science writing was explored.
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