Policy for Allocation of Space Specifically Designated for Research and Related Graduate Studies In Juma Building

The policy relates to laboratories and study areas required for research and graduate studies in Juma Building .

Long-Term Allocation

The following criteria are proposed for long-term allocation of space:

• Funded research of faculty for the support of which the University has appropriate facilities and capacity, and students who are enrolled in a graduate programme at AKU or have been accepted for research work from other institutions.
• Limited duration; continuity is conditional upon demonstrated progress.
• Preliminary or pilot studies that are supported by departmental operational funds.

Short-Term Allocation

Teaching space, seminar rooms and small group discussion rooms could be available by schedule.

Criteria for Space Allocation

For individual and departmental programmes, the following criteria will be considered in determining space allocations:

• Projects associated with Juma Building and thematic areas identified by the University.
• Graduate Academic Programmes in FHS. Advanced (doctoral and post-doctoral) and specialty (master's) programs will be considered.
• Facilities recognized as Core functions to which access to all users will be assured. These include HPLC, Molecular Techniques, Tissue Culture, and Computer assisted data analyses.
• Programmes that have funds primarily to support for laboratory work, consumable and personnel-related costs.
• Research training programmes to establish a research base within core disciplines and for the training of researchers in thematic and non-thematic but important areas of biomedical research.
• Research project/ programmes that assure interdisciplinary interaction with a promise to develop into long-term collaborative projects.
• Programmes involving laboratory facilities not available elsewhere in the FHS.
• Programmes/ Projects/ Individuals who do not have adequate research or teaching space elsewhere in the campus.

Guidelines for Users

• No space, teaching, office or laboratory shall be allocated on permanent bases.  All space allocations will be reviewed yearly by the Associate dean Research.
• Space allocated for teaching programmes such as seminar room and students' carrels will be available only as per teaching schedule. Allocation of carrel space, however, will be reviewed periodically.
• Space earmarked for a specific purpose must be used for that function only.
• Individuals and groups utilizing the core facilities only, shall not be eligible for any permanent space.
• All occupants of space must be responsible for maintaining their respective space tidy and must abide by the rules adopted by the Users' Committee.
• Each investigator will be entitled to one unit (5 linear feet) of bench space in BSL2. BSL3 facility will be used on time sharing basis.