NEWS
NEW RESEARCH POLICY
FOR NUST
TAFADZWA T MHEPOH
N
UST is expected to adopt a
researchers.
general Research Policy as
Professor Naik said: “The contents of
well as a Research Ethics
the policy are not public domain yet
Policy by the end of March 2015 in a
because the draft has been sent to the
bid to foster a new research culture
senate for approval. However, the
that will improve the
policy will govern the conduct of
institution's world
researchers and ensure that resources
ranking and attract
are put to good use. This will increase
external funding.
visibility and make donors more
According to the
willing to fund research projects.”
The policy which was crafted by the
director of the Research
and Innovation Office
RIO Director
Prof Naik
Research and Innovation Office about
NUST
REINFORCES
SECURITY
T
he National University of Science
and Technology is set to
strengthen its security this year in
(RIO) Professor Yogi Naik
two years ago will be the first since
this new 'research culture' will be
the university opened in 1991. It will
order to be able to contain crime through
characterised by increased
be adopted at a time when research
several awareness campaigns.
accountability, value and output in the
funding, equipment, laboratories and
According to Abednigo Dube, the Security
research process as well as improved
expertise have been affected by the
Officer in charge of crime, the institution is
mentoring and supervision for young
poorly performing economy.
STUDENTS QUESTION THE NEED
FOR ANOTHER SCHOOL BUS
by Sineke Sibanda
I
t will not be easy to scrap off the
$20.00 fee increment meant for a
student's bus because it speaks to
set to engage students and educate them
about the importance of security so that
students are alert both within and outside
campus.
"We will work with all influential bodies
which requested for a bus is no longer within the institution so as to get our
in office now and all the decisions they message across to students because we
made then will affect my board. They have hosted several campaigns but
matters of policy, said Students
saw the bus as a necessary thing to
Representative Council President,
have then and pushed