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Research Standing Committee

The research function’s strategic and operational activities are coordinated by the Research Standing Committee (RSC) and Office for Research. It is chaired by the Assistant Provost for Research and comprises a broad membership drawn from across the university reflecting a range of stakeholders including colleges, across faculty ranks, students and supporting academic and non-academic services. The scope of the RSC encompasses formulating institutional research strategy; aligning policies, processes and procedures; coordinating research funding; monitoring and reporting institutional KPIs for research and internationalization; research compliance and accreditation; research ethics, student scholarship, Intellectual Property protection and exploitation, and research impact and communication.

RSC members for 2025 - 2026 are:

  • Philip Hamill, Assistant Provost for Research (Chair)

  • Gaelle Duthler, Dean, Graduate Studies

  • Ioannis Papavasileiou, Assistant Dean for Research and Outreach, CACE

  • Anestis Fotiadis, Assistant Dean for Research and Outreach, COB

  • Paolo Mura, Assistant Dean for Research and Outreach, CCMS

  • Magdalena Karolak, Assistant Dean for Research and Outreach, CHSS

  • Zeina Hojeij, Assistant Dean for Research and Outreach, CIS

  • Fatme Al Anouti, Assistant Dean for Research and Outreach, CNHS

  • Ahmed Seffah, Assistant Dean for Research and Outreach, CTI

  • Fatma Said, Chair of the Research Ethics Committee

  • Samit Lotlikar, Manager, Institutional Research

  • CEI – represented by Wafa Zoghbor

  • LLC – represented by Yrjo Lappaleinen

  • Graduate Student Rep

  • Hanada Thomure, Research Centre Director, Zayed Arabic Teaching and Learning Institute (ZAI)

  • Mouawiya Alawad, Research Centre Director, Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)

  • Adina Hempel, Research Centre Director, Zayed Institute for Arts, Architecture and Heritage (ZIAAH)