This policy shall apply to all the researchers of the University and for the purpose of this policy ‘researchers’ are defined to include
- All staff, temporary and permanent, who are active in teaching, research, administration and provision of any form of support to the core functions of the campus;
- All students admitted in the campus;
- All mentors, guides, external experts and sponsors associated with any of the research activities of the campus;
- All academic and administrative departments of the campus;
This policy shall apply to all the research and related activities of the campus which include:
- Research activities including basic, strategic and applied research undertaken either for fulfilling the requirements of academic degrees or for solving problems
- Scholarly activities intended to expand knowledge boundaries by analysis, synthesis and interpretation of ideas and information by making use of rigorous methodologies
- Knowledge compilation and communication initiatives for keeping abreast of academic developments in any knowledge domain such as writing of textbooks, chapters of textbooks, monographs; developing/updating curriculum, etc.
- Creative activities involving the generation of new ideas, innovations, hypotheses, images, performances or artefacts, including design in any field of knowledge which leads to the development of new knowledge, understanding or expertise;
- Research projects of students undertaken as part of the curriculum or for enriching it
- Publication, presentation and communication of the research outcomes and related activities