{"id":33607,"date":"2022-08-28T16:34:22","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T14:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/career-services-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T08:05:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T06:05:36","slug":"research-governance-at-spu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/research-governance-at-spu\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Governance at SPU"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"33607\" class=\"elementor elementor-33607\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f98052 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f98052\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f529b91\" data-id=\"f529b91\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d9556d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d9556d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/RESEARCH-OFFICE-Web-Banner-Final-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-50950\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/RESEARCH-OFFICE-Web-Banner-Final-1-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/RESEARCH-OFFICE-Web-Banner-Final-1-300x67.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/RESEARCH-OFFICE-Web-Banner-Final-1-1024x227.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/RESEARCH-OFFICE-Web-Banner-Final-1-768x171.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/RESEARCH-OFFICE-Web-Banner-Final-1-1536x341.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/RESEARCH-OFFICE-Web-Banner-Final-1-2048x455.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/RESEARCH-OFFICE-Web-Banner-Final-1-360x80.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfa2f86 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfa2f86\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64ec4f2\" data-id=\"64ec4f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29619e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29619e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ca2637;\"><strong>Research Governance<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sol Plaatje University has various governing structures which oversee the Research environment in the university. The Senate of SPU is the primary governance structure for academic matters, including the research activities of staff, students, and the institution. Senate provides oversight on development, quality, and directions of research activities at SPU. The Senate of SPU is supported by its advisory structures, these flow from the faculty level where there are faculty committees, to the whole university level where there are sub-committees of Senate. \u00a0The Research Office positioned under the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Studies, provides a central place for research management and engages with structures at both the faculty level and the University.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec9f65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"eec9f65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2501\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2501\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">The Sub-committees of Senate consist of the following:<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2501\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2501\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Senate Committee on Research (SCR<\/strong>), which identifies priority areas for research; developing, promoting, and monitoring research policies and practices; supporting engagement with key external stakeholders; and providing leadership and advice on the University\u2019s research performance. Download the SCR guideline document <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ToR-Senate-Committee-on-Research-SCR.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Senate Research Ethics Committee (SREC)<\/strong> is responsible for ensuring that appropriate ethical considerations are considered in all research activities at SPU. This includes ensuring that staff, students, and research participants are protected from possible harm and that their rights are both respected and protected. Download the SREC guideline document <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ToR-Senate-Research-Ethics-Committee-SREC.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Senate Higher Degrees Committee\u2019s (SHDC),<\/strong> purpose is to advise and recommend on all research and academic matters related to higher degree (postgraduate [PG]) candidature. This includes reporting, recommending, and advising Senate on policies, practices, procedures, and standards related to higher degree programmes within the University. 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