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GOVERNANCE

Strategic Risk context to Risk Opportunities to
priorities value creation mitigations create value
Lead the Maintaining research integrity
generation of
new knowledge Application of inconsistent • Establish Research • Establishment of an
data management Integrity Office organisational-wide data
processes; inadequate • Human and animal management guideline to
structured mentorship and ethics committees support key stakeholders
onerous new legislative • Ongoing digital and in-
requirements imposed • Policies, guidelines and SOPs house training provide
• Internal and external easily accessible learning
peer reviews opportunities

Transformation
Progression of staff • EE Strategy & Plan • Enhanced leadership
transformation across the • Strengthened Transformation development programs
organisation at senior forum with inclusion of the providing accessing to learning
research level impacted by EE and Skills development and workplace opportunities
various factors, including Committee
low staff turnover, limited
budget and scarce skills • Designated Transformation
shortage in medical science Executive and Office
• Diversity intervention
initiatives and leadership
programs

Funding

Inability to maintain and • New/extended co-funding • Dedicated on-going
appropriately diversify partnerships investigation for further local
incoming funding to • Quarterly management and international funding
generate future funding report includes proposal opportunities in both the
opportunities activities and new awards private and public sector

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