| Overall Rating | Platinum |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 87.91 |
| Liaison | Pierre Lemay |
| Submission Date | Dec. 19, 2022 |
Université Laval
AC-10: Support for Sustainability Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Pierre
Lemay Development Advisor Office of the Vice Rector, External and International Affairs and Health |
Does the institution have an ongoing program to encourage students in multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct sustainability research?:
A brief description of the student sustainability research program:
Institut en environnement, développement et société (Institut EDS) provides annually scholarships to candidates for master's and doctoral whose fields of interest are part of the research program of the Institute (in sustainability), whose research director is a member of EDS Institute. These scholarships are intended to encourage students for research and writing theses on the interrelationships between environment, development and society. From 2019 to 2021, 14 scholarships totaling $60,000 have been awarded to students whose research focuses on sustainable development.
Institut EDS graduate students can join a sustainable development research project and share their results at the annual EDS conference and in the student journal, L’intErDiSciplinaire.
Also, since 2022, a call for projects for SD-living labs on campus has been launched by Institut Environment, development and society. Up to nine such projects could get substantial fundings (5000$ each) for their developments in 2022, and nine more in 2023.
Does the institution have a program to encourage academic staff from multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct sustainability research?:
A brief description of the faculty sustainability research program:
Institut en environnement, développement et société (Institut EDS) conducts annually a competition for funding research projects related to sustainability. Themes and evaluation are carried out by its Director and Scientific Committee. To be eligible, the projects must be carried out by an interdisciplinary team or researchers.
Created in 2005, the Institute is an initiator, catalyst, and focal point for sustainable development stakeholders. Its primary mission is to help coordinate and organize training, research, and knowledge-dissemination activities in the area of sustainable development. A key sustainable development partner for the University, the Institute brings together more than 100 researchers and over 330 students from 11 faculties.
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?:
A copy of the promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
The promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
Université Laval encourage interdisciplinarity and multidisciplinarity. The collective agreement for professors at the university allows for dual postings. That means that professors can be hired and work for two departments at the same time, thus opening the door to interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research as indicated in chapter 2.4 in the uploaded policy.
Does the institution have ongoing library support for sustainability research and learning?:
A brief description of the institution’s library support for sustainability research:
The university library includes an entire section on sustainable development and offers personal assistance in searching for this type of material.
http://www.bibl.ulaval.ca/web/developpement-durable/presentation#contenu
In 2020, to support SD-material going from "in the classroom" to "online" due to pandemic, a vast repertory of numerical educative resources in SD has been assembled, developed by Institute EDS in collaboration with the Library. https://www5.bibl.ulaval.ca/explorer-par-discipline/developpement-durable/ressources-educatives-numeriques
In Fall 2022, the library starts a collaborative project with the GTERDD (Dedicated workgroup in SD teaching and research) for SDG-mapping of articles.
Website URL where information about the institution’s support for sustainability research is available:
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