Pioneering Past and Bright of Impactful Research and Scholarly Achievements

“EXCELLENCE THROUGH KNOWLEDGE” P A G E 8 1. Information on UTech, Jamaica’s Research Policy, 2. A description of UTech, Jamaica’s research management ecosystem, 3. A list of key research-related institutional initiatives areas, 4. A widely accepted definition of research management and, 5. A list of key research management functions. These sections are followed by selected pieces of research and scholarly achievements by staff members and students from our three colleges and five faculties as well as from a number of our Administrative Units: The centrality of, and our commitment to, research are embedded in the University’s mission – “To Stimulate Positive Change in Caribbean Society through the Provision of High Quality Learning and Research Opportunities and Service to our Communities.” Against this background, the purpose of this publication is to highlight impactful, multi-disciplinary, and applied research, in specialized disciplines that are relevant to addressing social and economic problems faced by our society, that has been undertaken by staff and students. However, to provide an understanding of how our University organizes itself to accomplish its research agenda, this publication also provides: • College of Business and Management • College of Health Sciences • Joint Colleges of Medicine, Oral Health and Veterinary Sciences • Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies • Faculty of Engineering and Computing • Faculty of Law • Faculty of Science and Sport • Faculty of the Built Environment • Administrative Units (e.g., School of Graduate Studies, Research & Entrepreneurship; Planning & Operations; Caribbean Sustainable Energy & Innovation Institute) UTech, Jamaica’s Research Policy Research at UTech, Jamaica is guided by the University’s Research Policy, which provides the overall framework for conducting, supporting and rewarding research. The purpose of the Policy is: To provide guidelines for ensuring the integrity of research activity in the university. To provide opportunities for staff and students to engage in research according to acceptable national and international standards To provide a mechanism for the administration of research grants and research consultancies To protect the intellectual property resulting from university-sponsored research Toensure the safety andwell-beingof researchstaff, humanandanimal subjects andexperiments. To facilitate the development of teaching, and critical enquiry and the furtherance of knowledge through research and the provision of research infrastructure. PURPOSE & ORGANIZATION OF THIS PUBLICATION