Research 2009 - 2011
Sandra Kirby, Ph.D.
Associate Vice-President (Research) and Dean of Graduate Studies
As Associate Vice-President (Research)
and Dean of Graduate Studies, my
tasks are to foster and sustain topquality
research and scholarship; to
provide outstanding research support
services to enable faculty to excel in
the creation of new knowledge; to
support the highest standards of
integrity in research; to assist faculty,
students and the community to identify
beneficial applications for the research,
and to develop a small number of top
quality niche graduate studies programs
with excellent graduate researchers.
Over the past two years, we have
expanded intra- and inter-institutional
research collaboration; focused our
granting attention on infrastructure
improvements and support for new
facilities, and focused on for example,
research areas involving communications
technology and sustainability. Central to our work is a good, proactive staff
which provides service to investigators
and ensures that they achieve full
regulatory compliance. Communication
between staff and researchers is critical
to allow key ideas to be developed
into full research programs.
The Research Office serves the
University community and the public
at large by being a central authority
for high standards for research activity.
For example, the Research Office offers
a full spectrum of activities for enhancing
research projects and processes. It also
regards the teaching–research
relationship as essential for promoting
the University’s research success. It
establishes benchmarks for research
evaluation to maximize the value
received from resources invested.
The University of Winnipeg is in an
exciting phase of research development
with a number of expansions including
the Richardson College for the
Environment and Science Complex
and the enhanced communications
technologies. Researchers and students
alike are finding themselves in a window
of extraordinary opportunity. Faculty
are energized and dedicated; undergraduate,
graduate, and professional
students are academically strong and
making their marks on the world.
I hope you enjoy reading about some
of our researchers and share with
them, some of the excitement created
by the emergence of new ideas.