Empower People | Research and Innovation

Success Statement:

By advocating for and supporting faculty, librarians, and staff with a suite of high-quality services, resources, training, and expert knowledge, UTM will foster a dynamic research environment that encourages our researchers’ diverse pursuits.

GOALS	ACTIONS	OUTCOMES
Foster a culture of inclusion, innovation, incubation, and collaboration	Facilitate access to research administration support across the tri-campus Develop customized, discipline-specific toolkits and resources Open SpinUp, U of T’s first wet lab venture incubator, positioning UTM as a leader in entrepreneurship in U of T’s innovation ecosystem Establish the OVPR as a central research hub, developing workshop programming based on our areas of expertise: e.g., research funding, partnerships, and faculty awards and honours	Increased number of citations of UTM researchers Increased number of international collaborations Increased number of start-ups launched from UTM labs
Provide training and support to help researchers develop the leadership skills needed to run a successful academic research program	Partner with the offices of the Vice-Principal Academic & Dean (OVPAD) and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion to launch workshops on topics such as research project management, challenging situations and conversations, negotiations, leadership styles, and healthy and inclusive research culture	Increased workshop participation by research community members High satisfaction scores on workplace interactions and culture in annual survey
Advocate for UTM researchers to increase awareness of, and support for, their diverse research strengths and activities	Share the challenges facing UTM researchers, as well as proposed solutions, with institutional U of T units and funding and government agencies	Increased size and scope of internal and external funding opportunities
Encourage responsible data stewardship and support data management strategies	Collaborate with campus and tri-campus partners on UTM’s data management principles, including CARE principles for Indigenous data governance Create and promote accessible data resources and toolkits on the OVPR website	Influence U of T’s research data management strategy, implementation, and resources Increased adherence to new data policies

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