Research Support Fund Performance Objectives 2024/25

Eligible program expenditure categoryOutput (investment or expense of RSF grant)Performance objectivePerformance indicatorTarget outcomeReported outcome
Research facilities$100,627 or 16%Maintain safe, well-equipped research facilities and functional research equipment

Amount of shared research facility space

# shared space users

Dependable equipment is available for research, and space is shared effectively to ensure productive research

Management of 20,000 square feet of shared research space in the form of labs and equipment, staging areas for research activities, and equipment storage

63 unique users accessed the shared research space

Research resources$89,500 or 14%Maintain access to research knowledge networks# research knowledge networks maintainedDigital content network and associated resources are maintainedYukonU library is part of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN), and Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL), International Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
  Maintain quality and access to research resources# subscriptions supporting researchQuantity and quality of research resources are maintainedRSF funding directly supported the acquision of 60 research methods ebooks and helps YukonU Library maintain access to 9 databases that offer access to educational videos, journal articles from over 2,000 journals, statistical reports, and other materials. YukonU's institutional repository is also maintained with RSF funding.
Management and administration of the institution's research enterprise$433,804 or 68%Maintain quality and access to research resources

# faculty and students supported in pre- and post-award management

$ annual grant funding

Research administration support is effective and year-over-year research revenue is growing

68 preaward grants supported
58 post award grants supported

$6.2M

  Support faculty and students in professional development workshops

# of research development workshops

# of participants in research development workshops

Faculty and students have increased confidence in research and grant management skills

12 faculty workshops
5 student workshops

176 faculty participants
92 student participants

Regulatory requirements and accreditation$15,000 or 2%Maintain compliance with regulatory requirements# of active Animal Use and Human Ethics protocolsCompliance with Canadian Council for Animal Care and the Tri-Council Policy Statement is maintainedMaintained compliance with Canadian Council for Animal Care and the Tri-Council Policy Statement, which included management of 3 animal use protocol applications and 17 human research ethics applications.