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Universities are characterized as institutions for the advancement and
dissemination of knowledge through teaching and research. It is the research
function that distinguishes universities from other tertiary institutions.
Research and related activities are relevant to all disciplines of a
university, but it has many forms and applications. Research in the Faculty
of Social Sciences, at Greenwich University should, in addition to its local
interests, be of broader national application. Traditional academic research
activities such as publications in research journals, books, and conference
presentations, constitute a broad subject area and are supplemented in the Faculty by
creative and performance-based work. High-quality research/education, and
intensive interaction with other disciplines and social organizations, are
the hallmark of the Faculty of Social Sciences, at Greenwich University.
Teaching within the Faculty, too, is research-based. Most of the research is
directed towards community, culture, society and the arts: the wider
community being the end user. Research can be regarded as having the
following purposes:
To advance knowledge in both basic and applied areas.
To train graduate and post-graduate students to carry out research.
To encourage research-based teaching.
Research itself can be classified according to the number of researchers
and size. It may be:
A single staff researcher (or student working under supervision),
A small group of researchers within a discipline (often comprising both
faculty and students),
A multidisciplinary group (often comprising both faculty and students),
A large team, which undertakes of contract research projects. |
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