George Brown College
AC-10: Support for Research

Students are hired as “Student Researchers” or “Student Leaders”, and they are paid as support staff for participating in research projects. We also have faculty and staff who act as “Principal Investigators”, who provide guidance and direction to the students during the project, as well as supervise their work and ensure quality deliverables. Sustainability course content is fully integrated with GBC’s real world industry-led research projects that are driving toward quick commercialization of products, techniques and processes. Students are now able to highlight their sustainability and innovation skills with digital badges that can be posted on their e-portfolios, on social and professional communications media and on their on their resumes. In addition, specific applied research initiatives related to sustainability can be provided upon request.

Full-time faculty involved in research are usually facilitated as follows: - Allotted hours on their Standard Workload Formula (SWF) varies (10 -50 % of the 44 hours/week max. teaching contract) - Expenses allowed for attending workshops, seminars etc. related to the research Non-full-time faculty involved in research are usually facilitated as follows: - Remuneration on an hourly basis - Expenses allowed for attending workshops, seminars etc. related to the research

George Brown College's Learning Commons has developed a Green Research Guide to to some of the best resources to faculty green their teaching and curriculum. It is searchable according the College Campus, by subject areas according to the College's teaching centres, and organized according to books, magazines and journals that can be found in the Learning Commons and its data bases.