Research Strategies and Policies
Université de Montréal has developed regulations, guidelines, policies and procedures, as well as a strategy to support equity and diversity in research and fulfill its teaching and research mission in an environment that fosters these values. In 2023, UdeM also published its institutional strategy for research data management.
Below are resource pages on the institutional strategy for research data management, research policies, and equity and diversity in research:
Equity and Diversity in Research
The university is the main institution where knowledge is generated and constantly enriched. This knowledge has a major impact on society. It is therefore essential for UdeM to diversify excellence and promote equity and inclusion in research.
Strategy for Managing Research Data
According to the three federal agencies, research data are data that are used as primary sources in support of technical or scientific inquiry, research, scholarship or creative practice and that are used as evidence in a research process or that are commonly accepted within the research community as necessary to validate research findings and results.
Why a strategy?
In March 2021, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) adopted the Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy. This policy aims to promote excellence in Canadian research by facilitating the management of digital data and the adoption of best practices in this area. To this end, the adoption of the FAIR Principles is proposed to enable discoverable, accessible, interoperable and reusable research data.
In February 2023, UdeM published an Institutional Strategy for Research Data Management (RDM). The strategy, which will be revised periodically over the next few years, lays the foundations for robust and effective research data management at UdeM by focusing on the needs and priorities of the research community.
Institutional strategy for research data management
Resources for research teams
A range of tools, training and consulting services (in French) are offered by UdeM to support research teams - notably on issues such as: the data management plan (DMP), storage, backup, archiving, data collection, processing and analysis, documentation, data organization and deposit, ethics, security and privacy issues, as well as copyright and licensing for data reuse.
A working table on research data management
In 2020, the Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation (VRRI) established a Table de travail en soutien à la gestion des données de recherche (TTGDR) with a mandate to recommend the various components of the institutional RDM strategy to support researchers and research teams.
Members of the Table de travail sur la gestion des données de recherche
On December 19, 2024 :
Ahmad Qazi, Directeur du portefeuille facultés et recherche, Technologies de l’information (TI)
Aurélie Dubois, conseillère principale en protection des renseignements personnels, Division des archives et de la gestion de l’information (DAGI) au Secrétariat Général
Brian Moore, directeur des Projets Structurants, Bureau Recherche-Développement-Valorisation (BRDV) incluant le Centre d’expertise numérique pour la recherche (CENR)
Dominic Boisvert, responsable de la gouvernance des données, aux Technologies de l’information (TI)
Dominique Laroche, conseillère en éthique de la recherche au Bureau de la conduite responsable en recherche (BCRR)
Ève Paquette-Bigras, bibliothécaire en gestion des données de recherche, Bibliothèques
Julie Carrier, chercheuse et vice-rectrice adjointe aux études supérieures et postdoctorales (VRAÉÉ)
Martin Sévigny, directeur, Direction de la recherche et des initiatives numériques, Bibliothèques
Taïk Bourhis, directrice, Division des archives et de la gestion de l’information (DAGI) au Secrétariat Général
Vincent Larivière, chercheur et vice-recteur associé à la planification et la communication stratégique (VRPCS)
Yves Joanette (président de la Table), chercheur et vice-recteur adjoint à la recherche (VRRI)
Research Policies
Université de Montréal has established a set of regulations, directives, policies and procedures to ensure that its mission of teaching and research is carried out successfully and in accordance with good governance. The official compendium comprises six main sections of regulations, directives, policies and procedures: Milieu de vie et Ressources humaines (10), Affaires étudiantes (20), Affaire pédagogiques (30 and 50), Administration et finances (40) and Recherche et innovation (60). Each of these components includes a series of policies, directives and procedures on a variety of subjects.
For a complete list of research-related policies, see the Secrétariat général (in French)
To find the various policies and regulations by category, enter the keywords "Recherche et innovation", "Administration et finance" or "Ressources humaines" in the “Filtrez par catégorie” search bar.
Several other policies may apply in different cases. Please do not hesitate to contact a research advisor who can help you obtain information on the various policies and regulations.
Your comments and suggestions
We are happy to listen to your needs in order to improve our services to the community in terms of research data management support. To share your suggestions with members of the Working Group, use the feedback form (in French) or write to recherche@umontreal.ca.