Brock University
AC-9: Research and Scholarship

A list of researcher at Brock was collected through Brocks 8 primary faculty websites. These web pages include departmental directories which were then analyzed to determine a complete list of researchers by department.

To determine if sustainability was included in research, STARS’ definition of sustainability research was followed, "Sustainability research is research and scholarship that explicitly addresses the concept of sustainability, furthers our understanding of the interdependence of ecological and social/economic systems, or has a primary and explicit focus on a major sustainability challenge," in conjunction with Brock’s definition of Sustainability from our Sustainability Policy: “a practice that considers the preservation of present and future resources in a way that does not compromise the ability meet the needs of those using them. Practicing Sustainability involves acknowledging the limits of available resources; it is the ability to maintain a defined and balanced system indefinitely with a focus on the conservation of resources. Sustainability can refer to environmentalism, social equity, physical consumption, cultural preservation, and economic development.” Key words were used to simply search criteria, the key words selected were based on STARS and Brock's definition of sustainability research. The following key words were utilized:

Sustainability, environment, climate change, mitigation, adaptation, preservation, resources, conservation, energy, social, equity, diversity, physical consumption, cultural preservation, economic, development, policy.

In addition, the research interests and publications of each researcher were compared to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). If the specific research objectives and publications of an individual correlated to one of the SDGs then this researcher was deemed to be engaged in sustainability research.

Total number of employees that conduct research is based on the data collected through Brocks departmental webpages for each faculty.

Department is defined as a division of a faculty devoted to a particular academic discipline and must offer courses; the term department includes centers.

Any department that is listed under more than one faculty was not double counted.

There are several departments that include solely participating faculty affiliated to other areas of the University. Departments which have no participating faculty directly associated with the department (i.e. within their title) were excluded from the total departmental count. These departments include:
o Interdisciplinary Humanities (Graduate program)
o Biotechnology
o Neuroscience
o Social Justice and Equity Studies (Graduate program)