| Eligible Program Expenditure Category | Output (% Investment of RSF grant funds) | Institutional Performance Objective | Performance Indicator (Baseline: for the year ending March 31, 2017) | Target Outcomes | Report outcome (linked to Performance Indicator) – Baseline Year: 2016-17 |
Research Facilities | Projected % of RSF grant in supporting operation and maintenance of research facilities: 27% | - Establish/maintain/enhance facilities to attract and retain top researchers and research partners
- Sustain the effective operation of research facilities at affiliated institutions
| - Overall area of space allocated to research
- # of LUIL technicians supporting Tri-Agency funded researchers
- Overall number of clients served by LUIL
| - Maintain/increase the amount of research space
- Researchers productivity enhanced
- Increase number of internal and external clients
| - 5 technicians (2 full time, 2 part-time, 1 scientist)
- Clients: 56 faculty members + 18 external clients = 74
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| Research Resources | RSF grant invested in supporting operation of research resources: 4% | - Continue to support world-class digital content in library
| - Total number of views/downloads accessing digital content in the library: total usage from April 2016 to March 2017
| - Maintain access to CRKN digital content network in the library
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Management and Administration of Research Enterprise | Projected % of RSF grant invested in research administration, training, tools, systems, and processes: 36% | - Improve application success rates with Tri-Agency programs
- Continue to support best-practices in research administration services
- Maintenance of electronic database systems to support research management
| - Success rates and amounts awarded: Major Tri-agency grants
- Number of researchers participating in internal enhancement programs and total number of workshops held.
- Number of electronic database systems to support research management
•As an FTE, total number of staff supporting the research and innovation enterprise at Lakehead University | - Increased Tri-Council success rates
- Expansion of electronic database systems to support research management
•Maintain/increase the number of staff supporting the research and innovation enterprise at Lakehead University | Success rates: - CIHR: Foundation/Project - 0%
- NSERC: DG – 41%
- NSERC: RTI – 25%
- SSHRC – IG – 0%
- SSHRC – IDG – 33%
- Enhancement Programs/Workshops: 10 participants in 2016-17(SSHRC Enhancement Program)) and total number of workshops held: 10
- 3 electronic database systems to support research management (ROMEO, subscriptions to Pivot and Grant Connect)
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| Regulatory Requirements and Accreditation | Projected % of RSF grant invested in ethics administration, training and compliance: 25% | - Maintain compliance with regulatory requirements
- Support growth in number of applications and varied methodologies
| - % of researchers compliant with TCPS2
- % of researchers compliant with OMAFRA and CCAC regulations (active GAP Certificate)
- Maintain efficient review turnaround times
| - Increased % of researchers compliant with TCPS2
- Increased % of researchers compliant with OMAFRA/CCAC
- Hiring of part-time Ethics Administrator
| - 95% compliance with TCPS2
- 98% compliance with CCAC/OMAFRA
- REB protocol submissions: 176; ACC protocol submissions: 12 (active GAP certificate)
- # of administrators dedicated to ethical compliance: 4.25
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| Intellectual Property | Projected % of RSF invested in supporting intellectual property development and management: 8% | - Maintain support for innovators and entrepreneurs
| - New invention disclosures
- New patent applications, patents, licenses
- New start-up companies
| - Percentage increase in the number of invention disclosures, patents, patent applications, licenses, and start-up companies
| - New invention disclosures: 7
- New patent applications, patents, licenses: 11
- New start-up companies: 0
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