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Policy on Research

PREAMBLE

1. Background
2. Organization and implementation of the document
3. Distribution and feedback

PART A: POLICY AND PRINCIPLES

4. Philosophy
5. Conditions for research and funding
6. Outside practice
7. Sponsored future research
8. Professional ethics
9. Research misconduct
10. Relationship between the University and staff ― personnel policy

PART B: PROCEDURES AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES

11. General considerations
12. Types of external funding
13. Application and approval
14. Overhead charges
15. Additional charges
16. Safety approval
17. Ethics approval
18. Related entrepreneurial activities
19. Investigation into research misconduct
20. Publication affiliation
21. Open access publication
22. Research data management and transfer of data

SCHEDULES

Schedule 1    Definitions of Types of Research Misconduct
Schedule 2    Examples Showing Differences Between the Types of External Funding
Schedule 3    Arrangements for Contracts
Schedule 4    Overhead Charges for Research Grants
Schedule 5    Units Responsible for Ethics Approval / Advice
Schedule 6    Clinical Ethics Guidelines
Schedule 7    Guidelines for the Use of Experimental Animals
Schedule 8    Guidelines for Survey and Behavioral Research Ethics
Schedule 9    Code of Practice for Research Involving Artefacts
Schedule 10  Guidelines for Medical Research Including Human Genetic Resources Related Projects at the Shenzhen Research Institute
Schedule 11  Guidelines on the Responsible Use of AI for Research
Schedule 12  Guidelines for Publication Ethics
Schedule 13  Guidelines on Open Access Publication
Schedule 14  Guidelines on Research Data Management
Schedule 15  Guidelines on Cross-border Transfer of Research Data from Mainland China