Research
Richmond University is committed to encourage Faculty’s pursuit of academic research and professional engagement, which contributes to the mission of the University.
Richmond’s faculty possess a wide array of expertise, and engage in a wide array of research and professional engagement activities across the globe: from academic publications and conference presentations, to exhibitions, performances, active contributions to professional societies and bodies, to volunteering and public service.
Our Research Centres contain groups of faculty and staff conducting research and professional activities in cognate areas, both within and across existing schools and Departments.
Research Centres
Our Research Centres contain groups of faculty and staff conducting research in cognate areas, both within and across existing schools and Departments.
There are currently five Research Centres:
- Briefing Notes on Economics (BNE)
- The Centre for the Study of Persuasive Industries (CSPI)
- The Centre for International Visual Arts and Cultures (IVAC)
- Mind in Society Research Centre
- Richmond Gender in Sport Research Centre
- The State, Power and Globalisation (SPG)
- Wellbeing Research Centre (WRC)
These activities and the Research Centres are supported and promoted by the Research Policy Committee (RPC), and the Associate Dean for Research (ADfR). Details on the Committee’s work can be found on the Research intranet site.
Regular updates on forthcoming events and other activities can be found on the Research@Richmond Twitter and Facebook feeds, or by e-mailing the ADfR:
Facebook: @RichmondDean
Twitter: @RAIUL_Research
Email: [email protected]
The Institute for Corporate Sustainability (ICS)
Led by Richmond Business School, The Institute for Corporate Sustainability (ICS) has been launched to foster and share knowledge on sustainability throughout the University and in the wider community and to contribute to the liberal arts approach of the University as a whole.
Faculty publications
For further information about the research and professional engagement being undertaken by the Faculty at Richmond please contact the Associate Dean for Research: [email protected]
Research Ethics Committee
The University Research Ethics Committee oversees the ethical standards of research within the Institution. All Faculty are responsible for consulting the guidelines and policies of their respective professional bodies before conducting research with human participants, or supervising students in research projects.
These will give you a guide to the requirements for applying for ethical approval, and the forms necessary to begin the process. If you wish to conduct research using human participants please take a look at the guidelines for Research Ethics, and the forms necessary to begin the process. The forms can be downloaded from the links below.
- Guidelines for Research Ethics
- Student Application form for Ethics Approval
- Faculty Application form for Ethics Approval
- Research Safety Questionnaire
If you wish to conduct research using human participants that requires ethical approval please take a look at our Ethics Process Flow Chart. This will give you a guide to the requirements for applying for ethical approval, and the forms necessary to begin the process.
Faculty who lead project modules where multiple students are conducting separate research projects that cover a single research area can apply for cohort-wide ethical approval by submitting pro-forma versions of the required documents to the Ethics Committee.
If you have consulted the flow chart, and wish to ask questions about the process, please send an email to [email protected].
Teaching of Ethical Research and Data Protection
If you are a member of faculty seeking resources for the teaching of ethical research and data protection, please use this PowerPoint and tailor it to your programme needs.
Guidelines for Conducting External Research
Freedom of Speech Statement
Research News
