The Research and Enterprise Advisory Committee will help UWS student to achieve real impact in the wider world through capacity and skills building and by planning for and supporting impact from ongoing research and through building external partnerships. It helps researchers produce high quality research outputs and provides support on research strategy and policies.

The committee will be responsible for managing the Research Excellence Framework, the system for assessing the quality of research. The Research and Enterprise Advisory Committee will help students at the University identify funding opportunities, supports the development of strong proposals, manages contractual arrangements and carries out financial administration. The team is also responsible for supporting the University’s consultancy services.

The committee will help researchers throughout their whole career. The Doctoral school and undergraduate research programme support undergraduate researchers, postgraduate research students and postdoctoral researchers.

The Team will arrange professional research development and skills training. It will provide DBA students with the skills training and professional development support they need to successfully complete their DBA research and prepare for their future careers.

The team will also provide support to undergraduate students.