Research Management Centre

Introduction

Research Management Centre (RMC) is the research arm of the university. It was created to manage research, consultancy, intellectual property protection and commercialisation. Its duties are extended to initiate new research and innovation activities. In particular, RMC conducts seminars, workshops and roadshows to encourage and train the academics and non-academic staff on research and consultancy, securing research grants and projects, managing their finances and publishing research work. It also handles the university’s Research Ethics Committee. In the same vein, RMC organises expositions of innovations and research to encourage innovations and inventions within the university’s environment.

Mission

The RMC Mission is to guide and facilitate research in line with the needs and interests of the people towards excellence in national and international research.
To remain competitive in the higher education sector and respond to the changing needs of education, KPJU must embark in research in order to excel and be the preferred university in providing training in healthcare education, research and innovation. Thus, the research mission statement is as follows:

Advancing medical science through research activities

Objectives

KPJU intends to achieve the following research objectives:

To ensure the conduct of excellent health related research by outlining research priorities and providing adequate support.
To encourage all academic staff to engage in outcome-oriented research activities in their areas of specialization.
To ensure that students who are involved in research receive proper training and equipped with problem solving and lifelong learning skills
To develop a research culture and disseminate research information in line with the needs of the community.
To promote research collaboration and linkages with other institutions and agencies within and outside the country.

Research Niche/Areas

To achieve excellence and build expertise, KPJUC prioritizes on research areas as follow:

RESEARCH & ETHICS COMMITTEE

RESEARCH ETHICS APPLICATIONS

Guidelines for the application of KPJU Ethical Approval:

1. A minimum charge of RM1,000 per application

Application from outside KPJU researchers (PI from outside KPJU).
Research project is not conducted in KPJU or KPJ Group of Hospitals.
Research project is not involving any KPJU staff.
Research Committee & Ethics Committee (RCEC) is permitted to charge more depending on the study design.
Applicant has the right to hold the Intellectual Properties (IP) of the project

2. Prior to being waived, fees are determined by the level of complexity of the study design. 50% of fees are waived if:

Application from outside KPJU researchers (PI from outside KPJU)
At least one (1) member of the KPJU participates as a co-researcher.
Research project is conducted inside/outside KPJU or KPJ Group of Hospitals.
Applicant has the right to hold the intellectual properties of the project.

3. 100% of fees are waived if:

Application from outside KPJU researchers (PI from outside KPJU).
Research project is conducted inside/outside KPJU or KPJ Group of Hospitals.
With the establishment of any memorandum of understanding or agreement AND at least one (1) member of the KPJU participates as a co-researcher.

For New Application

1. Research Policy

This policy guides researchers to understand their role and responsibilities in the research and innovation process, to smooth the ethics and grant application. [ Click Here ]

2. Researchers Guidelines

Guidelines for New ethics/ grant application, Grant utilization, Extension of project, Progress & Completion Report. [ Click Here ]
Guidelines for GRA/RA & Enumerator Appointment [ Click Here ]

3. Research Ethics/ Grant Application:

Human study, Animal Study, Experimental study Forms [ Click Here ]

ARTICLE PROCESSING CHARGE (APC)

KPJU Academic Staff can be reimbursed up to RM7,000 maximum. The requirements are as follows:

APC charges	Eligibility Requirements
> RM5,000	KPJU academicians. Published in High Index-Journal (Scopus, ISI – Q1, Q2) – Need to provide evidence Role of the corresponding author and first author. State KPJU as one of the affiliations. Provide a billing statement/ receipt with KPJU author’s name
< RM5,000	KPJU academicians Published in Index-Journal (Scopus, ISI, MyCite) – Need to provide evidence. Role of the author. State KPJU as one of the affiliations. Provide a billing statement/ receipt with KPJU author’s name