Sub-sub-series consists of correspondence of the Vice-President, Academic with, related to, or copied from the Vice-President Research. Topics include research policy development, research grants and professorships, development of the student information system (SIMON), supervision of research centres and institutes, and the deliberations and activities of a number of university committees including the SFU / Canada Foundation for Innovation Steering Committee, the University Publications Committee, the President's Research Grant Committee, and the University Radiology Safety Committee. Records include correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, communiqués and press releases, annual reports of research centres, and research grant proposals, summaries, and awards lists.

Sub-sub-series consists of the VP Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from bodies responsible for the university's international programs, including the President's Advisory Committee on International Cooperation (of which the VP Academic was chair, 1986-1991), International Cooperation (1992-1995), and the External Relations Office (1997- ). Topics include organization of the university's international services and programs, hosting of international delegations and visitors, liaison with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the activities of SFU's Eastern Indonesia Universities Development Project (EIUDP), and correspondence with PhileoAllied Berhad, a Malaysian consulting, banking and real estate company. Records include

Sub-sub-series consists of records relating to the deliberations and activities of the University Computing Advisory Committee (UCAC). UCAC reported to the VP Research. The VP Academic was a member of the committee, and the records in this sub-sub-series represent VP Academic's working files and copies of UCAC records.

Sub-sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from the University Archivist during the period when the University Archives reported to the Vice-President, Research. Topics documented include the establishment of the university's Archives Policy, the development of the records management program, and a report on access and privacy issues as they related to archival holdings. Records include correspondence, draft policies and working papers, reports, and records management advisory notes.

Sub-sub-series consists of records relating to university space and construction planning, which at various times has been a core function of the Associate Vice-President, Academic. Activities and topics documented include space allocation planning, renovations, and construction of new buildings. Records include correspondence, reports, requests, proposals, capital plans, space simulation model reports, and some architectural plans and drawings.

Sub-sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from the Director of the Computing Services during the period when the Computing Services (prior to 1985 named Computing Centre) reported to the Vice-President, Research. Activities and topics documented include policy development, network planning, equipment and budget allocation, the microcomputer subsidy program, and the activities of the Large Scale Computing Review Committee (1987) and the Task Force on Distributed Computing (1991). Records consist predominantly of correspondence, with some reports.

Sub-sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with or relating to external research grant programs and agencies, including the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), and the Science Council. Topics documented include development of SFU's research policies, project funding, and SFU nominations for research fellowships. Records include correspondence, research proposals, request for funds, and grant award lists.

Sub-sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from the University Librarian during the period when the university Library reported to the Vice-President, Research. Activities and topics documented include library strategic planning, policy development, acquisitions budget, space planning, meetings of the Library Management Group (LMG), the report of the University Library Review Committee and the Library's response (1991), a faculty survey (1994), and operations of the university Bookstore, which reported to the University Librarian during this period. Records include correspondence, meeting minutes, reports (including LMG reports and Library annual reports), and bookstore financial statements.

Sub-sub-series consists of the Vice-President, Academic's correspondence with, related to, or copied from the Director of Media and Public Relations (called University News Services prior to 1988) during the period when this office reported to the Vice-President, Harbour Centre. Activities and topics documented include media liaison and publicity, and a media relations audit (1986). Records include correspondence, reports, press releases, and brochures and other printed material.