| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.09 |
| Liaison | Jen Crothers |
| Submission Date | Aug. 2, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of British Columbia
ER-19: Interdisciplinary Research in Tenure and Promotion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Iain
Evans Manager, Research and Partnerships Office VP Research & International and UBC Sustainability Initiative |
Does the institution's treatment of interdisciplinary research meet the criteria for this credit?:
A brief description or a copy of the institution’s policy regarding interdisciplinary research:
UBC actively encourages interdisciplinary research through the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, Green College, and the College for Interdisciplinary Studies. Collaborations between faculties and departments help to break down traditional disciplinary boundaries and promote discovery and innovation. Each of the institutes, centres and schools is focused on a particular research agenda, but each takes an interdisciplinary approach involving UBC scholars and scientists from the natural sciences, applied sciences, health sciences, education, social sciences, and humanities.
The viability of UBC's interdisciplinary units comes in large part from their ability to attract research or endowment funds. A large proportion of the faculty members with appointments at UBC have joint or cross appointments in other faculties. They serve as links between disciplinary departments and contribute to interactions among faculties and departments that lead to new discoveries and innovative advances in both research and graduate programs.
Funding opportunities for interdisciplinary research can be found at: http://research.ubc.ca/vpri/internal-funding-opportunities
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