Description

Mission

To lead an integrated research ecosystem built on:

1. An enabling research environment that removes barriers for faculty and students;
2. Clear governance for integrity, security, and compliance;
3. Effective partnerships with funders, industry, government, and society;
4. University-wide, cross-disciplinary grand initiatives that translate knowledge into solutions;
5. High-efficiency digital and operational services for managing research, data, and innovation;
6. Developing in-house and external software solutions by providing IT services that support colleges, laboratories, and research operations.

Vision

Vision

To be a leading platform that launches pioneering, cross-disciplinary research of high integrity and impact, serving the public good locally and globally, and elevating the university’s standing in innovation, partnerships, open knowledge, and digital transformation.

Objectives

Strategic Objectives

1. Integrity, Quality, and Compliance: A policy framework for ethics, security, and integrity, with regular training and adherence indicators.
2. Enabling Research Environment: Unified services (grants, shared facilities, scholarly communications) to reduce administrative burden.
3. Cross-Disciplinary Research & Grand Initiatives: Seed funding and incentives to form centers/networks around national and global priorities.
4. Partnerships & Competitive Funding: Institutional relationships with funding bodies, industry, and the public sector to enable major programs.
5. Societal Impact & Public Value: Align the research agenda with community needs and measure impact beyond academia.
6. Advanced Publishing & Open Knowledge: Open-access policies, internal peer-review/editorial support, and clarity on intellectual property management.
7. Talent Development: Structured mentoring and training (methods, statistics, scientific writing, grants) with clear career pathways.
8. Digital & Data Infrastructure: An institutional platform to manage projects, grants, CVs, outputs, and data, plus computing services for data-driven science.
9. Technology Transfer, Innovation & Entrepreneurship: Clear pathways for disclosure and licensing, with links to incubators/accelerators and industry.
10. Governance, Transparency & Performance: Research dashboards (KPIs) and periodic reviews for continuous improvement.
11. Internationalization & Global Collaboration: Joint programs and co-funding, visiting scholars, and participation in international consortia.
12. Sustainability & Responsibility: Align operations with sustainability goals and support research on sustainable development.
13. Digital Transformation & Institutional IT Solutions:

• Develop internal software applications to support research, administrative, and academic work (grant portals, ethics tracking, data repositories, lab management).
• Equip college laboratories with technologies (licensed scientific software, data-analysis tools, computing platforms, integration of lab devices with databases).
• Automate research workflows (internal reviews, approvals, performance reporting) and integrate them with the university LMS/ERP.
• Provide technical support and digital training for researchers and students on tools and platforms.