Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.31
Liaison Amanda Whittingham
Submission Date Oct. 22, 2024

STARS v2.2

Fanshawe College
AC-10: Support for Sustainability Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 4.00 Wanda Anderson
Assistant to the Dean
Centre for Research & Innovation
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Student sustainability research incentives 

Does the institution have an ongoing program to encourage students in multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct sustainability research?:
Yes

A brief description of the student sustainability research program:

Through an internal funding mechanism, the research and innovation fund, faculty members are able to access funding for sustainability research and regularly involve students in their research projects through paid positions. Students are also involved in sustainability research projects, as co-op students or paid research assistants, that are funded through external funding sources held by the college, such as the Centre for Bioeconomy and the Canadian Bio-Cleantech Applied Research Network.


Faculty sustainability research incentives 

Does the institution have a program to encourage academic staff from multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct sustainability research?:
Yes

A brief description of the faculty sustainability research program:

Fanshawe has secured funding from federal government funders that funds research in many areas that are relevant to sustainability research topics. Faculty members are able to access that funding to support their sustainability research projects, without having to re-apply for funding.


Recognition of interdisciplinary, transdisciplnary and multi-disciplinary research 

Has the institution published written policies and procedures that give positive recognition to interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research during faculty promotion and/or tenure decisions?:
No

A copy of the promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
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The promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
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Library support

Does the institution have ongoing library support for sustainability research and learning?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s library support for sustainability research:

The library has deicated staff available to assist researchers.

Available research guides may include sustainability components.


Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s support for sustainability research is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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