Committee on Research Practices (CRP)
Terms of Reference
The CRP is an administrative committee reporting to the Provost and Vice-President for Research and Development (VP-RD). Its goal is to guide the attainment of the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in research conducted at the University.
- To ensure that there is an effective review, monitoring and implementation process of research ethics and compliance in all research projects involving animal use, human subjects, artefacts and safety issues, undertaken by faculty, researchers and students.
- To advise and endorse the Terms of Reference and Membership of its Sub-Committees, namely the Animal Ethics Committee, Human and Artefacts Research Ethics Committee, and Safety Panel; and to receive their annual reports, and other reports as appropriate.
- To handle and review non-compliance cases/complaints brought to the Committee, according to the “Procedures for Handling Alleged Non-compliance and Complaints”. For severe cases of research malpractices, the Committee will report them to the Provost and VP-RD, for further handling.
Membership
The Committee will consist of a minimum of three persons of which at least one will not be an employee of HKUST. The Chairperson will be an employee of HKUST who would not be personally involved in issues of research ethics that may come before the Committee. Additional members may be added depending on the needs of the Committee.
All members will be jointly appointed by the Provost and VP-RD, and will normally serve for three years. The CRP will meet biannually or as often as is required.
| Chair | Dr Samuel S K Kwan | Information Technology Services Center |
| Members | Prof Cameron Campbell | Division of Social Science |
| Prof Kok Wai Cheah | External | |
| Prof Randy Poon (ex-officio) |
Chair, Animal Ethics Committee; Division of Life Science |
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| Prof Xiaojun Zhang (ex-officio) |
Chair, Human and Artefacts Research Ethics Committee; Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management |
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| Prof Samuel Yu (ex-officio) |
Chair, Safety Panel; Health, Safety and Environment Office |
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| Prof Henry Lam (ex-officio) |
Chair, Committee on Academic Integrity; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering |
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| Secretary |
Ms Michelle Kam |
Head (Development, Infrastructure and Policy), VPRDO |
Sub-Committees to Review Research Practices
Animal Ethics Committee
Human and Artefacts Research Ethics Committee
Safety Panel