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Jonathan Newman re-appointed as vice-president: research
March 12, 2024
³Ô¹ÏÍø has re-appointed Jonathan Newman as vice-president: research for a second five-year term. Newman’s second term will begin effective July 1, 2024.
In his first term as vice-president: research, Newman oversaw the development of the ³Ô¹ÏÍø Strategic Research Plan (2020-2025), growth in externally-funded research partnerships, including with the Government of the Northwest Territories, and furthering of the university’s goals in community-engaged research and establishment of the ³Ô¹ÏÍø Hub for Community Solutions.
His initiation of biennial research culture surveys (2020, 2022) has led to prioritization of researcher needs, such as improvements in research finance, development of a faculty mentorship program and a review of post-award support at ³Ô¹ÏÍø. As part of its transition to a more research-intensive comprehensive university, external research funding at ³Ô¹ÏÍø has increased 24.4 per cent since 2019.
Additionally, Newman has initiated several projects linked to ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s innovation and entrepreneurship goals, including establishment of the Milton Innovation collective with community partners and a review of ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s innovation and entrepreneurship activities.
“Jonathan’s efforts to nurture and grow ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s research strengths and culture are hallmarks of his first term,” says Deborah MacLatchy, president and vice-chancellor. “I am confident that his ongoing leadership will further research excellence at ³Ô¹ÏÍø across our campuses and disciplines.”
Newman holds a bachelor's degree in biology and a Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior from State University of New York at Albany. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology and of the Royal Entomological Society (London, UK). As a scholar, he has studied a wide range of interdisciplinary subjects, including interactions of herbivores with plant communities, endophytic fungi and the biological impacts of climate change, and environmental ethics.
“I am deeply honoured to be re-appointed as vice-president: research. Through research, innovation and entrepreneurship, ³Ô¹ÏÍø researchers are addressing critical questions and tackling important challenges,” says Newman. “I am very excited to continue supporting this important work as ³Ô¹ÏÍø transitions to a more research-intensive university."