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Responsibilities

1. Issues an opinion on the budget allocation for research activities, as allocated by the central administration of the experimental public institution (EPE) and its academic units, and within the strategic framework established by the board of directors.
2. It is consulted on the EPE's agreements with research organizations.
3. Provides an opinion on the selection of the body (national body or ad hoc committee of experts) responsible for issuing an opinion on applications for the Doctoral and Research Supervision Grant (PEDR).
4. Proposes the PEDR pay scale, which is subsequently approved by the EPE’s board of directors for its faculty members.
5. Establishes the guidelines for proposals regarding the allocation of PEDR funds to EPE faculty members (excluding those from component institutions), which will be awarded by the president of the EPE.
6. Issues an opinion on the establishment of research institutions.
7. Issues an opinion on the name change of a research institution.
8. Issues an opinion on changes in the leadership of research institutions.
9. Issues an opinion on the code of ethics and professional conduct.
10. Issues an opinion on co-accreditation agreements for doctoral schools.

Composition

• Thirty employee representatives, including:
  • Fifteen representatives of university faculty and equivalent staff, as defined in Article D. 719-4 of the Education Code and the aforementioned decree of April 24, 2018.
  • Fifteen other faculty members, instructors, and equivalent staff as defined in Article D. 719-4 of the Education Code and the aforementioned decree of April 24, 2018.
  • Six representatives of the doctoral students.
  • Five representatives of the engineering, administrative, technical, and library staff currently employed at the institution or its constituent institutions.
• Five individuals from outside the institution, including:
  • A representative of the CNRS, appointed from among its members. This representative must be different from the one appointed to serve on the EPE’s board of directors. This organization also designates a person of the same gender to serve as the representative’s alternate in the event of the representative’s inability to serve.
  • A representative of the CEA, appointed from among its members. This representative must be different from the one appointed to serve on the EPE’s board of directors. This body also designates a person of the same gender to serve as the representative’s alternate in the event that the representative is unable to serve.
  • A representative of the Grenoble University Hospital, appointed from among its staff. The University Hospital also designates a person of the same gender to serve as a substitute in the event that the representative is unable to attend.
  • Two individuals appointed by the Research Committee in their personal capacity, at least one of whom must be from a local cultural organization or a major local company, and one representing the field of architecture in the absence of an elected official who is a staff member of the Grenoble National School of Architecture (UGA).