Research Domain

The Research domain covers the quality assurance and governance of research activity at NCI. This domain ensures that research conducted under the College’s name is ethically sound, aligned with strategic priorities, and supported by appropriate institutional structures and resources. 

Policies in this domain uphold academic freedom while ensuring integrity, transparency, and accountability in the conduct of research. They also define the College’s responsibilities in relation to research funding, collaboration, supervision, and scholarly dissemination.

Policies

• Research Integrity Policy
  • Research Misconduct Procedures
• Visiting Scholar Policy
• Visiting Scholar Procedures
• Research Ethics Policy
• Research Ethics Procedure
• Policy for Public and Patient Involvement in Health and Social Care Research

Legacy QAES Content

The chapter below is from the 2019 QA Handbook and remains in effect until it is fully reviewed and replaced. It has been moved into our standard template so it is consistent and easier to read. The content is unchanged.

The published research policies listed above operate alongside this chapter, and a full cross-referencing and mapping exercise is underway. Until that is complete, Chapter 11 remains active in full and should be read alongside the relevant published policies.

• Chapter 11: Research