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RESEARCH STRATEGY OBJECTIVES
DELIVERY
This strategy will be implemented by a new
organisational structure and team for
research and innovation that was
established during 2022/23. Overall
responsibility for the strategy lies with the
Research & Innovation Committee, chaired
by the Vice-Principal for Research &
Innovation. The committee is supported by
two new Research and Innovation Working
Groups, chaired by the Associate Deans
for Research and Innovation, respectively.
Administrative delivery will be led by the
Research & Innovation Offi ce (RIO) working
with the RVC’s other professional
service departments. RIO has completed
the introduction of the RVC’s fi rst research
data management system, which will in
future support operations and reporting.
A new triennial cycle of review has been
established for all institutional policies
relating to research and innovation.
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Our commitment is that, by 2029, we will
have:
 Launched the RVC Research Institute
and established it as a valued and
active forum for everyone involved in
research
 Recruited and trained a new
generation of RVC Research Fellows
 Put in place structures necessary
to support clinical researchers,
innovation in practice, and
collaboration among departments
 Strengthened our culture of
entrepreneurship and expanded our
industrial collaborations
 Established the independence of the
RVC Graduate School, placing it at the
centre of our postgraduate students’
experience
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