Five-year research plan (2021 – 2026)
| Objective | Plan of action |
|---|---|
| 1.1. Form the governing committee for the research center | 1.1.a. Propose the name for the research center1.1.b. List the benefits, opportunities, and challenges of having the center1.1.c. Establish the organizational/administrative structure1.1.d. Identify the responsibilities and roles of the center and the committees1.1.e. Form the governing committee (i.e. board of directors and the steering committee) |
| 1.2. Identify the activities of the research center | 1.2.a. Propose the activities for the research center |
| 1.3. Improve the workflow/system in the lab | 1.3.a. Form a safety and biohazard committee1.3.b. Manage the chemical waste1.3.c. Appoint/assign a safety officer1.3.d. Establish SOPs and instrumentation training |
| 1.4. Assign lab supervisors to manage both the research and the cell culture lab | 1.4.a. Explain the responsibilities to them1.4.b. Train the lab supervisors |
| 1.5. Improve the scholarship scheme | 1.5.a Write policy on the scholarship1.5.b Create web contents and put them on AAU website |
| 1.6. Re-allocate existing academic labs into new research facilities | 1.6.a Figure out the space and requirements |
| 1.7. Improve the annual internal grant scheme (as seed funding) | 1.7.a. Accept, revise, and approve research proposals from faculty members1.7.b. Coordinate with admin staff for purchasing instruments and consumables for the approved projects1.7.c. Assign a research assistant/lab supervisor for every accepted/approved project |
| 2.1. Provide support to faculty members for external funding application | 2.2.a. Conduct a series of workshops/talks on how to write a research grant proposal |
| 2.2. Enhance external collaboration | 2.2.a Strengthen the current collaborations (Adcan, Abu Dhabi Stem Cell Center, etc.) by establishing joint projects2.2.b Establish new collaborations with external research groups/parties2.2.c Initiate activities (i.e. research collaboration, joint research webinar, etc.) with the external collaborators2.2.d Conduct faculty members/lab supervisors/students exchange for training/research purpose |
| 2.3. Expand the roles of research ethics committee | 2.3.a. Identify the requirements by DOH2.3.b. Gather, collect, and fulfill the requirements |
| 2.4. Establish an animal house | 2.4.a Work on ethical aspects, consents, and requirements2.4.b Assign a supervisor/person-in-charge to supervise the facility |
| 3.1. Develop the facilities / expand the research center | 3.1.a. List down the requirements3.1.b. Propose a strategy for obtaining such facilities3.1.c. Propose a strategy for expanding (physical space) the research center |
| 3.2. Upscale the instruments | 3.2.a. Gather information from each research group on the required instrument3.2.b. Communicate with the AAU management to purchase them |
| 3.3. Establish independent building | 3.3.a Gather information on the required facilities and space3.3.b Plan and finalize on the layout3.3.c Build the facility/building |
| 3.4. Include more research area/groups into the research center | 3.4.a Figure out the demand i.e. what groups to be added3.4.b Allocate fund and physical space3.4.c Find out the requirements and equip them with necessary equipment |