Policies, Procedures and Guidelines
As part of the university's commitment to maintaining the highest standards of ethics, rigour, and integrity in all its research, we have collated our key research related policies, procedures and guidelines below.
This one-stop-shop is designed as a support for our researchers, making accessing relevant guidance faster and easier. If you can't find what you are looking for, please contact the Research Office via researchoffice@wrexham.ac.uk
Content Accordions
- Data Protection and Data Management
The Data Protection Act (DPA) aims to ensure personal privacy, by giving individuals rights with regards to information about themselves and putting responsibilities on organisations who process this information.
University Data Protection and Disposal Policy
- Funding
Bids and Funding
Our Project Development Managers provide support to identify research opportunities and funded projects.
Working with colleagues to respond to research calls, the Project Development Managers also undertake horizon scanning for funding opportunities and manage access to Research Professional which provides a comprehensive guide to sources of funding for research.
Research Development Awards
The University offers academic staff the opportunity to apply for funding via one Research Development Award (RDA) per academic year. The RDA is in place to help academic staff form productive external research collaborations and to generate outputs from research. Applications may be from individuals or from groups of colleagues (with one colleague as the lead applicant).
Wrexham University staff on academic or academic related contracts, post-doctoral research assistants/ research assistants and postgraduate research students are all eligible to apply for a Research Development Award.
Find out more about eligible/ ineligible costs and the application process:
Alternative Guide to Funding
The Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding is all about alternative sources of funding - especially charities - which can make awards (fees, maintenance, research costs) to any student regardless of subject or nationality. Find out more.
- Open Access Research
Wrexham University is committed to ensuring that the outputs of research (in any medium) are as accessible as possible. In this context, ‘Open Access’ means the availability of research outputs via the internet, free of charge and without legal or technical barriers to use. The University’s research repository is our main route to Open Access.
Open Access to your Research Outputs
- Postgraduate Research Students
Our awarding body for MPhil/ PhD degrees is the University of Chester, signposting to key guidance documents therefore encompasses both Wrexham University and University of Chester (UoC) documents.
Administration Forms (including Thesis Deposit and Extension to Registration)
- Research Committee
Research committee is a committee of Academic Board, in place to support Academic Board in its responsibilities for research across the University, including the development of relevant policies and procedures.
Research Committee Meeting Dates 2023/24
October 2023 January 2024 April 2024 June 2024 Research Committee Terms of Reference Membership
- Research Excellence
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The Research Excellence Framework
The Research Excellence Framework (REF) assesses the quality of research in UK universities. It is jointly run by Research England, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW), the Scottish Funding Council (SFC), and the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland.
Equality Impact Assessment April 2021
The Wrexham Research Information System
The Wrexham Research Information System (WRIS) provides a single source of publishable information that can be used to showcase research at the university to help grow the professional identity of our research community.
ORCiD
ORCiD enables transparent and trustworthy connections between researchers, their contributions, and their affiliations by providing a unique, persistent identifier for individuals to use as they engage in research.
- Research Integrity & Ethics
Ethics
Research Ethics Overview and Supporting Documents
Policy and Procedures
Potential Adverse Environmental Impact Research Ethics Procedure
Research Ethics Policy
University of Chester Ethical Approval for PGR Thesis ProjectsResearch Ethics Approval procedure for Research Conducted outside the UK
Research Ethics Procedure for work carried out with Animals
Research Ethics Procedure for work carried out with Human Remains
University Research Ethics Appeal ProcedureIntegrity
Annual Research Integrity Statement 23/24
Annual Research Integrity Statement 22/23
University of Chester Academic and Research Integrity Policy
Passport Process (NHS Research)
- Research Strategies
- Trusted Research
- UK Initiatives Relevant to Staff Engaged in Research
The Researcher Development Concordat
The Researcher Development Concordat
The Researcher Development Concordat Explained
Vitae
Wrexham University is a member of Vitae, a leader in supporting the professional development of researchers. Based upon Vitae’s Researcher Development Framework, we offer a comprehensive training and development opportunities throughout the academic year including the Confident Researcher.
