Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body (Dalhousie University)
Authorized form of name
Dalhousie University. Office of Research Services
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
CAN-NSHD/1512-01
Description area
Dates of existence
[ca.1980s] -
History
The Office of Research Services (ORS) was created in the early 1980s in response to federal government funding of the three research councils: the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), and the Medical Research Council, which has since been restructured and is known as the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR). Universities required an official link with the tri-councils to review and administer research grants awarded to faculty on their campuses.
During the tenure of Vice President of Research Martha Crago, the office was renamed Dalhousie Research Services, but the name reverted to ORS shortly after the arrival of her successor, Alice Aikens.
Places
The Office of Research Services is located in the Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building on the Studley Campus (Suite 231, 6299 South Street, Halifax).
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Office of Research Services works with Dalhousie faculty members to support research interests by: providing information on funding opportunities; facilitating and reviewing proposals; providing advice and assistance on administering and implementing research projects; liaising with funding agencies, industry partners or government departments;
coordinating institutional support for projects; facilitating research ethics; and providing advice and support on administering gifts/donations involving research.
coordinating institutional support for projects; facilitating research ethics; and providing advice and support on administering gifts/donations involving research.
Mandates/sources of authority
The basic statute relating to Dalhousie University is Chapter 24 of the Acts of 1863. This statute replaced earlier statutes, and the 1863 statute itself has been amended and supplemented several times over the years. The provisions of these various statutes provide for the establishment and regulation of the university, the membership of the Board of Governors and its rights and powers, the authority of senate for the internal regulation of the university (subject to the approval of the board), and various other matters.
Internal structures/genealogy
The Office of Research Services reports to the Vice President Research & Innovation. It is administered by an Assistant Vice President, Research Services, supported by directors, managers and other staff in areas including ethics; legal; information management; grants and contracts; post-award services; and institutional and international programs.