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The titles of Visiting Research Professor, Visiting Research Fellow and Visiting Research Associate are awarded to facilitate research collaborations and to enhance academic ties and research networks.

Visiting Research Titles may be conferred on individuals who are working on University premises in collaboration with University staff for a fixed period of time.  

Criteria for Conferment

Standard Criteria for Conferment of Visiting Research Titles will be used to determine the appropriate level of title based on the candidate’s level of research experience, as outlined above.  The School will confirm the candidate’s expected research collaboration with the University.

Procedures

A standard Nomination Form for Visiting Research Titles should be submitted for the conferral and renewal of all Visiting Research Titles. 

The steps of the process are as follows:

1. Schools submit nominations on the standard form, signed by the Head of School (or the Centre Director within the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences), to Academic Affairs.
2. Secretary of the Honorary Titles Group checks the nomination forms as they are received to ensure that the correct title is selected (based on standard criteria), and that the duration for the award is appropriate. 
3. Once approval of a new nomination is granted:
   (i)       Academic Affairs issues a document outlining rights and responsibilities, and a letter of acceptance.
   (ii)      The candidate returns a signed copy of the letter accepting the honorary appointment on stated conditions.
   (iii)     Academic Affairs adds the Visiting Research Title holder to the QUB Additional Person database, and issues a staff card to the title holder upon collection.
4. Once approval of a renewal nomination is granted:
   (i)      Academic Affairs updates the Visiting Research Title holder’s staff record on the QUB Additional Person database to reflect their new end date.
   (ii)     Academic Affairs then issues a renewal confirmation letter and updated staff card.

The Secretary of the Honorary Titles Group reports on Visiting Research Titles on a regular basis to the Honorary Titles Group.

Duration

A Visiting Research Title will normally be awarded for a period of up to one year.