The legal and institutional reference for GARC, its governance, leadership, research integrity and publication standards.
The Global Autism Research Center (GARC) operates as a specialized research center within Global Research & Strategy Group (GRS Group).
GRS Group provides the broader institutional framework supporting GARC’s governance, institutional standards, research integrity, publication systems, and organizational development.
GARC is a specialized research center operated through Global Research & Strategy Group Ltd. The responsible-business accreditation, memberships and commitments shown below are held at GRS Group level. They are not separate scientific or clinical accreditations of GARC or its research outputs.
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GRS Group holds Good Business Charter accreditation through Global Research & Strategy Group Ltd. The accreditation relates to responsible business practices.
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GRS Group is a member of the Pledge 1% movement through Global Research & Strategy Group Ltd, reflecting a commitment to embedding social impact into business.
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Global Research & Strategy Group Ltd has made a climate commitment through the SME Climate Hub. This is a commitment to climate action, not a claim of verified emissions reductions or carbon neutrality.
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Global Research & Strategy Group Ltd has signed the Age-friendly Employer Pledge, reflecting a commitment to age-inclusive employment and the value of older workers.
About the Age-friendly Employer PledgeThese links explain the respective schemes; they are not company-specific certificate verification links.
GRS Group and GARC hold ICA certifications for the standards presented below. Each standard addresses a distinct area of institutional management or research services.
Certificate holders: Global Research & Strategy Group Ltd (GRS Group) · Global Autism Research Center (GARC)
Quality Management
A framework for consistent processes, defined responsibilities, quality monitoring and continual improvement.
Environmental Management
A framework for identifying environmental impacts, managing environmental responsibilities and improving environmental performance.
Information Security Management
A risk-based framework for protecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information.
Artificial Intelligence Management
A management-system framework for governing AI activities, assigning responsibilities and addressing risks throughout their lifecycle.
Anti-bribery Management
A framework for preventing, detecting and responding to bribery risks through policies, controls and review.
Compliance Management
A framework for identifying compliance obligations, assigning responsibilities and monitoring compliance performance.
Innovation Management
A framework for managing innovation systematically, developing opportunities and improving innovation processes.
Market, Opinion & Social Research
Service requirements for market, opinion and social research, including insights and data analytics. Its scope is distinct from clinical research approval.
These certifications concern management systems and the applicable research-service requirements. They do not constitute clinical authorization, academic accreditation or certification of individual GARC publications or members.
GARC maintains its specialist research identity while operating within the broader institutional framework of GRS Group.
GARC separates institutional leadership, governance oversight, scientific advice, research activity, and operational support.
This structure is designed to support accountability, transparency, and appropriate scientific independence.
Provides institutional leadership, strategic direction, international development, and oversight of GARC within the wider GRS Group framework.
Supports strategic direction, institutional development, regional and international engagement, and the development of GARC’s advisory and research network.
The Board supports:
GARC is also developing an international Scientific & Advisory Council composed of researchers, specialists, and experienced professionals in autism-related fields.
Its role may include:
Membership in GARC’s advisory structures does not mean that an individual member has reviewed, approved, or endorsed every GARC publication or activity.
GARC is committed to responsible and transparent research practices.
Where formal ethics approval is required, GARC follows the procedures of the relevant authorized ethics committee, research institution, or jurisdiction.
GARC treats research and institutional data as a core responsibility.
Projects involving personal or sensitive information are subject to additional controls proportionate to the nature and risk of the data involved.
GARC is building a structured institutional publication system.
GARC seeks to protect the independence of its research, analysis, and institutional recommendations.
Potential financial, professional, institutional, or personal conflicts should be disclosed where relevant.
Collaboration with any external organization does not imply endorsement of all GARC activities or publications unless explicitly and formally stated.
GARC aims to maintain a clear institutional record covering:
Our objective is not only to produce research, but to make the institutional process behind that research understandable and accountable.
GARC is actively expanding its Board, Scientific & Advisory Council, research network, publication system, research programs, and institutional relationships.
Only confirmed appointments, verified relationships, published outputs, and completed institutional structures are presented as established.
These ten policies form an integrated public governance framework. Where an applicable law, formal ethics approval, professional requirement, or contract sets a higher or more specific standard, that requirement takes precedence. The policies do not constitute accreditation, statutory authority, clinical authorization, or external ethics approval.
Overview of GARC’s institutional model, research priorities, governance and services.
Download PDFGARC’s leadership model combines institutional strategy, autism-sector experience, health-system expertise, international engagement, and multidisciplinary perspectives. The Advisory Board will continue to develop as GARC expands its international research and institutional network.
Leadership & Advisory BoardGARC’s leadership model combines institutional strategy, autism-sector experience, health-system expertise, international engagement, and multidisciplinary perspectives. The Advisory Board will continue to develop as GARC expands its international research and institutional network.
Leadership & Advisory Board