Humanities and Social Sciences

Committees

Research and Graduate Studies

The Committee will meet at least once each semester and will consult with the Faculty Planning and Budget Committee, as required, and report to the Faculty Board. Terms of reference were reviewed in October 1997. In June 2007, Faculty Board approved changes to the membership of the Committee and the establishment of two sub-committees (min. ref. 124.2 refers)

1. Composition

(a) Associate Dean (Research) - Chair

(b) Deputy Associate Dean (Research)

(c) Chair, Faculty Higher Degrees Committee

(d) Dean, ex officio or Deputy Dean ex officio

(e) Chairs of Research Groupings

Archaeology
History
Linguistics
Literature and Culture
Sociology
Philosophy
Politics
Screen Cultures

(f) Heads of Schools

(g) Registrar, ex officio

2. Term of office

Three years

3. Terms of reference

(i) To develop and monitor the Faculty Research Management Plan.

(ii) To identify, support, encourage and promote the research strengths and research culture of the Faculty in accordance with the Faculty’s academic and strategic plan, and the University’s research aims.

(iii) To rank applicants for University administered Grants, Fellowships and Scholarships including: LTU Postdoctoral Fellowships and LTU Visiting Fellowships.

(iv) Within the Faculty, to approve procedures and guidelines for ranking postgraduate scholarships and to allocate Faculty research grants in accordance with published criteria.

(v) To develop strategies for increasing research funding for the Faculty and increasing the number of postgraduate scholarships available to students within the Faculty.

(vi) To review the academic progress of higher degree candidates referred by the Associate Dean (Research).

(vii) To review conditions of supervision and to ensure appropriate facilities are available for higher degree students as required.

(viii) To monitor higher degree completion rates.

(ix) To receive reports from the representative on the University Higher Degrees Committee and to take action as required.

(x) To consider and advise the Faculty Board on research policy matters as required.

4. Membership

(a) Professor Andrew Brennan, School of Communication, Arts and Critical Enquiry [until 31.12.2008] and then Professor Marilyn Lake, School of Historical and European Studies [until 31.12.2010]

(b) Professor Marilyn Lake, School of Historical and European Studies

(c) Dr Sue Martin, School of Communication, Arts and Critical Enquiry

(d) Professor David de Vaus, or Dr Diane Kirkby, School of Historical and European Studies

(e) Professor Tim Murray, School of Historical and European Studies

Professor Marilyn Lake, School of Historical and European Studies

Professor Alexandra Aikhenvald, Research Centre for Linguistic Typology

Professor Sue Thomas, School of Communication, Arts and Critical Enquiry

Professor Peter Beilharz, School of Social Sciences

Professor Andrew Brennan, School of Communication, Arts and Critical Enquiry

Professor Judith Brett, School of Social Sciences

Dr Felicity Collins, School of Communication, Arts and Critical Enquiry

(f) Associate Professor Geoffrey Mayer, School of Communication, Arts and Critical Enquiry

Dr James McArdle, School of Visual Arts and Design

(g) Ms Raelene Reece, Registrar, ex-officio

Secretariat

• Ms Raelene Reece, Registrar
• Ms Trish Hills, Records Officer