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Annual Report 2021

Research Impact in terms of Publications Takhleeq Incubator received a total investment of 4.2 M to date 11 Takhleeq Incubator became a member of the Community of International Science 12 Industry Parks (CISIP) During the last one year, UCP has redefined the scope and direction of its research activities for producing innovative solutions for societal and industrial problems by enhancing the dimensions of applied research and experimental development. This move is in line with the Chairman's vision of creating a dynamic community of scholars and students who are devoted to serving our nation and solving complex communal and business problems through their creativity and inventiveness. UCP's research wing is now closely linked with industry and policy for playing its due role in the national innovation system of Pakistan and increasing its competitiveness for producing cutting edge and impactful research. Besides this, UCP is taking initiatives to promote multidisciplinary research between overlapping fields of various faculties. For this purpose, research groups have been created for multidisciplinary knowledge sharing and producing effective solutions for the resolution of societal problems. The compensation policies and doctorate degree requirements are being reformulated at UCP with special emphasis on impact factor publications which are also Scopus indexed. A major goal of this is to encourage the researchers at UCP to publish in more prestigious journals which can eventually play a positive role in improving the university's Asian and global ranking. 101 TAKHLEEQ IDEATION CREATION IF (W/X/Y) Total Journals (IF+Others) Conferences Total Publications IF Score 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 298 257 200 162 136 127.682 139 100 71 99 0 2018 Rewarding Researchers 2019 356 285.364 174 476 435.683 399 399 325 74 2020 235 77 2021 920.057 With a motive to implement "Recognition and Reward System” where "high quality research" is recognized and promoted, UCP's management introduced a new remuneration policy in 2021, where the amount ranging between Rs: 25,000 to 55,000/- is rewarded to the researchers based on the prestige of impact factor journal in its respective subject area. Besides this, a journal publications fee of up to US $500 will be provided to the researchers if the journal is ranked amongst the top 30% journals of its subject area. Acknowledging Best Researcher and Innovators Faculty and University Level For the promotion of research culture at UCP, from the perspective of creative work and transformation of ideas to patentable product and technology transfer, a new policy of "Best Researcher and Innovator Award" has been devised and implemented. According to this policy, 9 faculty-level awards Rs 50,000/- each and 1 university-level award of Rs 100,000/- will be awarded to the faculty members based on their achievements. Establishing Ethical Review Committee Keeping in view the growing demand from HEC and international funding agencies, the Ethical Review Committee (ERC) was also established in 2021 as per the Best International Practices, where a group of highly professional individuals have been formally appointed to scrutinize, review and approve the proposed research studies in the context of maintaining the appropriate protocols of ethical standards as per national/international rules & regulations. Besides this, the Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) at UCP also carries out periodic awareness campaigns for the benefit of scholars at UCP regarding internationally and locally available research funds. 30 Annual Report 2021
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